What color is #69666D?

#69666D is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69666D?

The RGB value is 105, 102, 109: 105 red, 102 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69666D?

The complementary color is #6A6D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69666D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69666D color

#69666D rgb(105, 102, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69666D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 40% green and 42.7% blue (105, 102, 109).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 3% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#69666D color codes

HEX	`#69666D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 102, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 40%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 3%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 6%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.67, 2.63, -3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.67, 4.39, 306.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.337, 13.61, 16.389)`
Decimal	`6907501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69666D, 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 #69666D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69666D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #69666D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69666d; }
.text { color: #69666d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69666d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 102 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69666d, #6c666d); }

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Questions

What color is #69666D?: #69666D is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69666D?: The RGB value is 105, 102, 109: 105 red, 102 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69666D?: The complementary color is #6A6D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69666D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.