What color is #696C60?

#696C60 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696C60?

The RGB value is 105, 108, 96: 105 red, 108 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696C60?

The complementary color is #63606C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696C60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696C60 color

#696C60 rgb(105, 108, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696C60 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 42.4% green and 37.6% blue (105, 108, 96).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 6% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#696C60 color codes

HEX	`#696C60`
RGB	`rgb(105, 108, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 42.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 6%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 11%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 11%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.04, -3.54, 6.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.04, 7.25, 119.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.299, 14.573, 13.176)`
Decimal	`6909024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696C60, 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 #696C60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696C60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #696C60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696c60; }
.text { color: #696c60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696c60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 108 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696c60, #636c60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #696C60?: #696C60 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696C60?: The RGB value is 105, 108, 96: 105 red, 108 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696C60?: The complementary color is #63606C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696C60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.