What color is #696B6E?

#696B6E is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696B6E?

The RGB value is 105, 107, 110: 105 red, 107 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696B6E?

The complementary color is #6E6C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696B6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696B6E color

#696B6E rgb(105, 107, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696B6E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 42% green and 43.1% blue (105, 107, 110).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 2% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Beautiful Darkness (#686D70), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#696B6E color codes

HEX	`#696B6E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 107, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 42%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 2%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 5%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.14, -0.14, -1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.14, 1.95, 265.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.897, 14.644, 16.843)`
Decimal	`6908782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696B6E, 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 #696B6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696B6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #696B6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696b6e; }
.text { color: #696b6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696b6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 107 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696b6e, #6a696e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #696B6E?: #696B6E is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696B6E?: The RGB value is 105, 107, 110: 105 red, 107 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696B6E?: The complementary color is #6E6C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696B6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.