What color is #696B60?

#696B60 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696B60?

The RGB value is 105, 107, 96: 105 red, 107 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696B60?

The complementary color is #62606B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696B60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696B60 color

#696B60 rgb(105, 107, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696B60 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 42% green and 37.6% blue (105, 107, 96).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 5% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#696B60 color codes

HEX	`#696B60`
RGB	`rgb(105, 107, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 42%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 5%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 10%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.75, -2.96, 5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.75, 6.6, 116.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.194, 14.363, 13.141)`
Decimal	`6908768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696B60, 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 #696B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #696B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696b60; }
.text { color: #696b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 107 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696b60, #646b60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #696B60?: #696B60 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696B60?: The RGB value is 105, 107, 96: 105 red, 107 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696B60?: The complementary color is #62606B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696B60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.