What color is #696F72?

#696F72 is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696F72?

The RGB value is 105, 111, 114: 105 red, 111 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696F72?

The complementary color is #726C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696F72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696F72 color

#696F72 rgb(105, 111, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696F72 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 43.5% green and 44.7% blue (105, 111, 114).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 4% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Beautiful Darkness (#686D70), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#696F72 color codes

HEX	`#696F72`
RGB	`rgb(105, 111, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 43.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 4%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 8%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.43, -1.63, -2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.43, 2.95, 236.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.547, 15.587, 18.159)`
Decimal	`6909810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696F72, 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 #696F72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696F72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #696F72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696f72; }
.text { color: #696f72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696f72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 111 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696f72, #696a72); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #696F72?: #696F72 is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696F72?: The RGB value is 105, 111, 114: 105 red, 111 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696F72?: The complementary color is #726C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696F72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.