What color is #696373?

#696373 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696373?

The RGB value is 105, 99, 115: 105 red, 99 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696373?

The complementary color is #6D7363, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696373?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696373 color

#696373 rgb(105, 99, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696373 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 38.8% green and 45.1% blue (105, 99, 115).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#696373 color codes

HEX	`#696373`
RGB	`rgb(105, 99, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 38.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 14%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.01, 5.76, -8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.01, 9.96, 305.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.381, 13.165, 18.052)`
Decimal	`6906739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696373, 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 #696373	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696373 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #696373 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696373; }
.text { color: #696373; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696373; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 99 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696373, #716373); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #696373?: #696373 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696373?: The RGB value is 105, 99, 115: 105 red, 99 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696373?: The complementary color is #6D7363, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696373?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.