What color is #69615E?

#69615E is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69615E?

The RGB value is 105, 97, 94: 105 red, 97 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69615E?

The complementary color is #5E6669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69615E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69615E color

#69615E rgb(105, 97, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69615E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 38% green and 36.9% blue (105, 97, 94).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Caveman (#625C58), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#69615E color codes

HEX	`#69615E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 97, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 38%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 10%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.78, 2.6, 2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.78, 3.86, 47.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.121, 12.361, 12.335)`
Decimal	`6906206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69615E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #69615E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69615E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #69615E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69615e; }
.text { color: #69615e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69615e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 97 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69615e, #69675e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #69615E?: #69615E is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69615E?: The RGB value is 105, 97, 94: 105 red, 97 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69615E?: The complementary color is #5E6669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69615E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.