What color is #696D80?

#696D80 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696D80?

The RGB value is 105, 109, 128: 105 red, 109 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696D80?

The complementary color is #807C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696D80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696D80 color

#696D80 rgb(105, 109, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696D80 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 42.7% green and 50.2% blue (105, 109, 128).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#696D80 color codes

HEX	`#696D80`
RGB	`rgb(105, 109, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 42.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 18%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 15%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.31, 2.76, -11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.31, 11.34, 284.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.19, 15.499, 22.609)`
Decimal	`6909312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696D80, 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 #696D80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696D80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #696D80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696d80; }
.text { color: #696d80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696d80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 109 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696d80, #716980); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #696D80?: #696D80 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696D80?: The RGB value is 105, 109, 128: 105 red, 109 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696D80?: The complementary color is #807C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696D80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.