What color is #696374?

#696374 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696374?

The RGB value is 105, 99, 116: 105 red, 99 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696374?

The complementary color is #6E7463, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696374?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696374 color

#696374 rgb(105, 99, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696374 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 38.8% green and 45.5% blue (105, 99, 116).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 8% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#696374 color codes

HEX	`#696374`
RGB	`rgb(105, 99, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 38.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 8%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 15%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 15%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.04, 5.98, -8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.04, 10.55, 304.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.439, 13.188, 18.357)`
Decimal	`6906740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696374, 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 #696374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #696374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696374; }
.text { color: #696374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 99 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696374, #726374); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #696374?: #696374 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696374?: The RGB value is 105, 99, 116: 105 red, 99 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696374?: The complementary color is #6E7463, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696374?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.