What color is #696D61?

#696D61 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696D61?

The RGB value is 105, 109, 97: 105 red, 109 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696D61?

The complementary color is #65616D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696D61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696D61 color

#696D61 rgb(105, 109, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696D61 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 42.7% green and 38% blue (105, 109, 97).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 6% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#696D61 color codes

HEX	`#696D61`
RGB	`rgb(105, 109, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 42.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 6%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 11%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.36, -3.94, 6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.36, 7.33, 122.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.452, 14.804, 13.456)`
Decimal	`6909281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696D61, 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 #696D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #696D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696d61; }
.text { color: #696d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 109 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696d61, #636d61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #696D61?: #696D61 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696D61?: The RGB value is 105, 109, 97: 105 red, 109 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696D61?: The complementary color is #65616D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696D61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.