What color is #696975?

#696975 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696975?

The RGB value is 105, 105, 117: 105 red, 105 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696975?

The complementary color is #757569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696975?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696975 color

#696975 rgb(105, 105, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696975 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 41.2% green and 45.9% blue (105, 105, 117).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#696975 color codes

HEX	`#696975`
RGB	`rgb(105, 105, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 41.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 10%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 10%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.79, 2.59, -6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.79, 7.17, 291.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.088, 14.391, 18.862)`
Decimal	`6908277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696975, 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 #696975	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696975 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #696975 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696975; }
.text { color: #696975; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696975; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 105 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696975, #6f6975); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #696975?: #696975 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696975?: The RGB value is 105, 105, 117: 105 red, 105 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696975?: The complementary color is #757569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696975?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.