What color is #696F6D?

#696F6D is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696F6D?

The RGB value is 105, 111, 109: 105 red, 111 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696F6D?

The complementary color is #6F696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696F6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696F6D color

#696F6D rgb(105, 111, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696F6D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 43.5% green and 42.7% blue (105, 111, 109).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 3% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#696F6D color codes

HEX	`#696F6D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 111, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 43.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 3%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 5%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.28, -2.7, 0.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.28, 2.72, 173.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.27, 15.476, 16.7)`
Decimal	`6909805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696F6D, 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 #696F6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696F6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #696F6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696f6d; }
.text { color: #696f6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696f6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 111 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696f6d, #696e6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #696F6D?: #696F6D is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696F6D?: The RGB value is 105, 111, 109: 105 red, 111 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696F6D?: The complementary color is #6F696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696F6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.