What color is #696E61?

#696E61 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696E61?

The RGB value is 105, 110, 97: 105 red, 110 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696E61?

The complementary color is #66616E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696E61?

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.

#696E61 color

#696E61 rgb(105, 110, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696E61 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 43.1% green and 38% blue (105, 110, 97).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#696E61 color codes

HEX	`#696E61`
RGB	`rgb(105, 110, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 43.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 12%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.66, -4.52, 6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.66, 8, 124.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.559, 15.018, 13.491)`
Decimal	`6909537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696E61, 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 #696E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696E61 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 #696E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696e61; }
.text { color: #696e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 110 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696e61, #626e61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #696E61?: #696E61 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696E61?: The RGB value is 105, 110, 97: 105 red, 110 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696E61?: The complementary color is #66616E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696E61?: 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.