What color is #696C6D?

#696C6D is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696C6D?

The RGB value is 105, 108, 109: 105 red, 108 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696C6D?

The complementary color is #6D6A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696C6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696C6D color

#696C6D rgb(105, 108, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696C6D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 42.4% green and 42.7% blue (105, 108, 109).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 2% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Beautiful Darkness (#686D70), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#696C6D color codes

HEX	`#696C6D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 108, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 42.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 2%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 4%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.4, -0.94, -0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.4, 1.34, 225.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.948, 14.832, 16.593)`
Decimal	`6909037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696C6D, 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 #696C6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696C6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #696C6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696c6d; }
.text { color: #696c6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696c6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 108 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696c6d, #696a6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #696C6D?: #696C6D is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696C6D?: The RGB value is 105, 108, 109: 105 red, 108 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696C6D?: The complementary color is #6D6A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696C6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.