What color is #69626E?

#69626E is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69626E?

The RGB value is 105, 98, 110: 105 red, 98 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69626E?

The complementary color is #676E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69626E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69626E color

#69626E rgb(105, 98, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69626E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 38.4% green and 43.1% blue (105, 98, 110).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#69626E color codes

HEX	`#69626E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 98, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 38.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 11%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 11%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.56, 5.26, -5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.56, 7.8, 312.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.007, 12.864, 16.547)`
Decimal	`6906478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69626E, 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 #69626E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69626E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #69626E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69626e; }
.text { color: #69626e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69626e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 98 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69626e, #6e626d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #69626E?: #69626E is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69626E?: The RGB value is 105, 98, 110: 105 red, 98 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69626E?: The complementary color is #676E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69626E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.