What color is #69645A?

#69645A is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69645A?

The RGB value is 105, 100, 90: 105 red, 100 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69645A?

The complementary color is #5A5F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69645A?

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.

#69645A color

#69645A rgb(105, 100, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69645A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 39.2% green and 35.3% blue (105, 100, 90).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#69645A color codes

HEX	`#69645A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 100, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 39.2%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 14%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.55, 0.06, 6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.55, 6.38, 89.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.228, 12.856, 11.508)`
Decimal	`6906970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69645A, 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 #69645A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69645A 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 #69645A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69645a; }
.text { color: #69645a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69645a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 100 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69645a, #66695a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #69645A?: #69645A is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69645A?: The RGB value is 105, 100, 90: 105 red, 100 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69645A?: The complementary color is #5A5F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69645A?: 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.