What color is #696D6B?

#696D6B is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696D6B?

The RGB value is 105, 109, 107: 105 red, 109 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696D6B?

The complementary color is #6D696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696D6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696D6B color

#696D6B rgb(105, 109, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696D6B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 42.7% green and 42% blue (105, 109, 107).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 2% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#696D6B color codes

HEX	`#696D6B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 109, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 42.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 2%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 4%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.64, -1.95, 0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.64, 2.03, 163.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.948, 15.002, 16.068)`
Decimal	`6909291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696D6B, 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 #696D6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696D6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #696D6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696d6b; }
.text { color: #696d6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696d6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 109 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696d6b, #696d6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #696D6B?: #696D6B is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696D6B?: The RGB value is 105, 109, 107: 105 red, 109 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696D6B?: The complementary color is #6D696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696D6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.