What color is #696475?

#696475 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696475?

The RGB value is 105, 100, 117: 105 red, 100 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696475?

The complementary color is #707564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696475?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696475 color

#696475 rgb(105, 100, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696475 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 39.2% green and 45.9% blue (105, 100, 117).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 8% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#696475 color codes

HEX	`#696475`
RGB	`rgb(105, 100, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 39.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 8%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 15%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.36, 5.6, -8.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.36, 10.44, 302.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.593, 13.402, 18.697)`
Decimal	`6906997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696475, 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 #696475	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696475 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #696475 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696475; }
.text { color: #696475; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696475; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 100 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696475, #726475); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #696475?: #696475 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696475?: The RGB value is 105, 100, 117: 105 red, 100 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696475?: The complementary color is #707564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696475?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.