What color is #696C65?

#696C65 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696C65?

The RGB value is 105, 108, 101: 105 red, 108 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696C65?

The complementary color is #68656C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696C65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696C65 color

#696C65 rgb(105, 108, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696C65 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 42.4% green and 39.6% blue (105, 108, 101).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 3% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#696C65 color codes

HEX	`#696C65`
RGB	`rgb(105, 108, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 42.4%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 3%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 6%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.18, -2.58, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.18, 4.36, 126.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.537, 14.668, 14.427)`
Decimal	`6909029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696C65, 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 #696C65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696C65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #696C65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696c65; }
.text { color: #696c65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696c65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 108 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696c65, #666c65); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #696C65?: #696C65 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696C65?: The RGB value is 105, 108, 101: 105 red, 108 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696C65?: The complementary color is #68656C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696C65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.