What color is #69636A?

#69636A is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69636A?

The RGB value is 105, 99, 106: 105 red, 99 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69636A?

The complementary color is #646A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69636A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69636A color

#69636A rgb(105, 99, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69636A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 38.8% green and 41.6% blue (105, 99, 106).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 3% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% 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 5.84:1).

#69636A color codes

HEX	`#69636A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 99, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 38.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 3%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 7%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 7%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.71, 3.8, -3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.71, 4.9, 320.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.889, 12.968, 15.457)`
Decimal	`6906730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69636A, 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 #69636A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69636A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #69636A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69636a; }
.text { color: #69636a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69636a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 99 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69636a, #6a6368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #69636A?: #69636A is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69636A?: The RGB value is 105, 99, 106: 105 red, 99 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69636A?: The complementary color is #646A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69636A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.