What color is #696C76?

#696C76 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696C76?

The RGB value is 105, 108, 118: 105 red, 108 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696C76?

The complementary color is #767369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696C76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696C76 color

#696C76 rgb(105, 108, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696C76 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 42.4% green and 46.3% blue (105, 108, 118).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 6% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#696C76 color codes

HEX	`#696C76`
RGB	`rgb(105, 108, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 42.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 6%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 11%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.68, 1.03, -5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.68, 6.04, 279.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.458, 15.036, 19.277)`
Decimal	`6909046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696C76, 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 #696C76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696C76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #696C76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696c76; }
.text { color: #696c76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696c76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 108 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696c76, #6d6976); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #696C76?: #696C76 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696C76?: The RGB value is 105, 108, 118: 105 red, 108 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696C76?: The complementary color is #767369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696C76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.