What color is #69696A?

#69696A is a gray, closest to the named color Dim Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69696A?

The RGB value is 105, 105, 106: 105 red, 105 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69696A?

The complementary color is #6A6A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69696A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69696A color

#69696A rgb(105, 105, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69696A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 41.2% green and 41.6% blue (105, 105, 106).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 0% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#69696A color codes

HEX	`#69696A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 105, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 41.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 0%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 1%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.44, 0.21, -0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.44, 0.6, 290.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.478, 14.147, 15.653)`
Decimal	`6908266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69696A, 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 #69696A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69696A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #69696A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69696a; }
.text { color: #69696a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69696a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 105 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69696a, #6a696a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #69696A?: #69696A is a gray, closest to the named color Dim Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69696A?: The RGB value is 105, 105, 106: 105 red, 105 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69696A?: The complementary color is #6A6A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69696A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.