What color is #696172?

#696172 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696172?

The RGB value is 105, 97, 114: 105 red, 97 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696172?

The complementary color is #6A7261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696172?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696172 color

#696172 rgb(105, 97, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696172 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 38% green and 44.7% blue (105, 97, 114).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#696172 color codes

HEX	`#696172`
RGB	`rgb(105, 97, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 38%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 15%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.41, 6.75, -8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.41, 10.79, 308.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.137, 12.768, 17.689)`
Decimal	`6906226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696172, 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 #696172	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696172 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #696172 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696172; }
.text { color: #696172; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696172; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 97 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696172, #726172); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #696172?: #696172 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696172?: The RGB value is 105, 97, 114: 105 red, 97 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696172?: The complementary color is #6A7261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696172?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.