What color is #69697B?

#69697B is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69697B?

The RGB value is 105, 105, 123: 105 red, 105 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69697B?

The complementary color is #7B7B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69697B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69697B color

#69697B rgb(105, 105, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69697B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 41.2% green and 48.2% blue (105, 105, 123).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#69697B color codes

HEX	`#69697B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 105, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 41.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 15%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 15%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.99, 3.97, -9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.99, 10.75, 291.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.452, 14.536, 20.779)`
Decimal	`6908283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69697B, 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 #69697B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69697B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #69697B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69697b; }
.text { color: #69697b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69697b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 105 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69697b, #72697b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #69697B?: #69697B is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69697B?: The RGB value is 105, 105, 123: 105 red, 105 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69697B?: The complementary color is #7B7B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69697B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.