What color is #696461?

#696461 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696461?

The RGB value is 105, 100, 97: 105 red, 100 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696461?

The complementary color is #616669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696461?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696461 color

#696461 rgb(105, 100, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696461 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 39.2% green and 38% blue (105, 100, 97).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 4% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Rock (#6B6965), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#696461 color codes

HEX	`#696461`
RGB	`rgb(105, 100, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 39.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 4%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 8%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.73, 1.38, 2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.73, 2.77, 60.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.54, 12.981, 13.152)`
Decimal	`6906977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696461, 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 #696461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696461 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #696461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696461; }
.text { color: #696461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 100 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696461, #696861); }

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Questions

What color is #696461?: #696461 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696461?: The RGB value is 105, 100, 97: 105 red, 100 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696461?: The complementary color is #616669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696461?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.