What color is #696A68?

#696A68 is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696A68?

The RGB value is 105, 106, 104: 105 red, 106 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696A68?

The complementary color is #69686A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696A68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696A68 color

#696A68 rgb(105, 106, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696A68 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 41.6% green and 40.8% blue (105, 106, 104).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 1% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#696A68 color codes

HEX	`#696A68`
RGB	`rgb(105, 106, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 41.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 1%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 2%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.68, -0.8, 0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.68, 1.27, 128.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.478, 14.311, 15.146)`
Decimal	`6908520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696A68, 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 #696A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #696A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696a68; }
.text { color: #696a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 106 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696a68, #686a68); }

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Questions

What color is #696A68?: #696A68 is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696A68?: The RGB value is 105, 106, 104: 105 red, 106 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696A68?: The complementary color is #69686A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696A68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.