What color is #696162?

#696162 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696162?

The RGB value is 105, 97, 98: 105 red, 97 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696162?

The complementary color is #616968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696162?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696162 color

#696162 rgb(105, 97, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696162 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 38% green and 38.4% blue (105, 97, 98).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 4% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#696162 color codes

HEX	`#696162`
RGB	`rgb(105, 97, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 38%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 4%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 8%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 7%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.9, 3.37, 0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.9, 3.42, 9.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.305, 12.435, 13.305)`
Decimal	`6906210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696162, 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 #696162	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696162 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #696162 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696162; }
.text { color: #696162; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696162; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 97 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696162, #696461); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #696162?: #696162 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696162?: The RGB value is 105, 97, 98: 105 red, 97 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696162?: The complementary color is #616968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696162?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.