What color is #696966?

#696966 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696966?

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

What is the complementary color of #696966?

The complementary color is #666669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696966?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696966 color

#696966 rgb(105, 105, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696966 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 1% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Rock (#6B6965), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#696966 color codes

HEX	`#696966`
RGB	`rgb(105, 105, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 41.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 1%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 3%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.33, -0.61, 1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.33, 1.79, 109.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.275, 14.066, 14.583)`
Decimal	`6908262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696966, 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 #696966	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696966 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #696966 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696966; }
.text { color: #696966; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696966; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 105 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696966, #686966); }

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Questions

What color is #696966?: #696966 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696966?: The RGB value is 105, 105, 102: 105 red, 105 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696966?: The complementary color is #666669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696966?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.