What color is #69685D?

#69685D is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69685D?

The RGB value is 105, 104, 93: 105 red, 104 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69685D?

The complementary color is #5D5E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69685D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69685D color

#69685D rgb(105, 104, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69685D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 40.8% green and 36.5% blue (105, 104, 93).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#69685D color codes

HEX	`#69685D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 104, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 40.8%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 11%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.79, -1.76, 6.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.79, 6.58, 105.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.752, 13.694, 12.325)`
Decimal	`6907997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69685D, 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 #69685D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69685D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #69685D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69685d; }
.text { color: #69685d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69685d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 104 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69685d, #64695d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #69685D?: #69685D is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69685D?: The RGB value is 105, 104, 93: 105 red, 104 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69685D?: The complementary color is #5D5E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69685D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.