What color is #696C66?

#696C66 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696C66?

The RGB value is 105, 108, 102: 105 red, 108 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696C66?

The complementary color is #69666C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696C66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696C66 color

#696C66 rgb(105, 108, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696C66 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 42.4% green and 40% blue (105, 108, 102).

Its hue angle is 90°, 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 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#696C66 color codes

HEX	`#696C66`
RGB	`rgb(105, 108, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 42.4%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 3%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 6%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.2, -2.38, 2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.2, 3.79, 128.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.586, 14.688, 14.687)`
Decimal	`6909030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696C66, 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 #696C66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696C66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #696C66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696c66; }
.text { color: #696c66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696c66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 108 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696c66, #666c66); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #696C66?: #696C66 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696C66?: The RGB value is 105, 108, 102: 105 red, 108 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696C66?: The complementary color is #69666C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696C66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.