What color is #69685E?

#69685E 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 #69685E?

The RGB value is 105, 104, 94: 105 red, 104 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69685E?

The complementary color is #5E5F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69685E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69685E color

#69685E rgb(105, 104, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69685E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 40.8% green and 36.9% blue (105, 104, 94).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#69685E color codes

HEX	`#69685E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 104, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 40.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 10%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.82, -1.57, 5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.82, 5.98, 105.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.796, 13.712, 12.56)`
Decimal	`6907998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69685E, 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 #69685E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69685E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #69685E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69685e; }
.text { color: #69685e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69685e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 104 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69685e, #65695e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #69685E?: #69685E 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 #69685E?: The RGB value is 105, 104, 94: 105 red, 104 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69685E?: The complementary color is #5E5F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69685E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.