What color is #69625E?

#69625E is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69625E?

The RGB value is 105, 98, 94: 105 red, 98 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69625E?

The complementary color is #5E6569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69625E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69625E color

#69625E rgb(105, 98, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69625E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 38.4% green and 36.9% blue (105, 98, 94).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Caveman (#625C58), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#69625E color codes

HEX	`#69625E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 98, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 38.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 10%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.07, 2, 3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.07, 3.83, 58.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.214, 12.547, 12.366)`
Decimal	`6906462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69625E, 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 #69625E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69625E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #69625E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69625e; }
.text { color: #69625e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69625e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 98 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69625e, #69685e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #69625E?: #69625E is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69625E?: The RGB value is 105, 98, 94: 105 red, 98 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69625E?: The complementary color is #5E6569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69625E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.