What color is #696970?

#696970 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696970?

The RGB value is 105, 105, 112: 105 red, 105 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696970?

The complementary color is #707069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696970?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696970 color

#696970 rgb(105, 105, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696970 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 41.2% green and 43.9% blue (105, 105, 112).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 3% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#696970 color codes

HEX	`#696970`
RGB	`rgb(105, 105, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 41.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 3%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 6%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.63, 1.48, -3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.63, 4.18, 290.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.801, 14.276, 17.355)`
Decimal	`6908272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696970, 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 #696970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #696970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696970; }
.text { color: #696970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 105 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696970, #6d6970); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #696970?: #696970 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696970?: The RGB value is 105, 105, 112: 105 red, 105 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696970?: The complementary color is #707069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696970?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.