What color is #696269?

#696269 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696269?

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

What is the complementary color of #696269?

The complementary color is #626962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696269?

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.

#696269 color

#696269 rgb(105, 98, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696269 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 3% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#696269 color codes

HEX	`#696269`
RGB	`rgb(105, 98, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 38.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 3%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 7%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.4, 4.19, -2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.4, 5.13, 324.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.743, 12.759, 15.153)`
Decimal	`6906473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696269, 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 #696269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696269 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 #696269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696269; }
.text { color: #696269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 98 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696269, #696266); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #696269?: #696269 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696269?: The RGB value is 105, 98, 105: 105 red, 98 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696269?: The complementary color is #626962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696269?: 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.