What color is #696F75?

#696F75 is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696F75?

The RGB value is 105, 111, 117: 105 red, 111 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696F75?

The complementary color is #756F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696F75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696F75 color

#696F75 rgb(105, 111, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696F75 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 43.5% green and 45.9% blue (105, 111, 117).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Beautiful Darkness (#686D70), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#696F75 color codes

HEX	`#696F75`
RGB	`rgb(105, 111, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 43.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 10%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 5%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.52, -0.97, -4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.52, 4.22, 256.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.72, 15.656, 19.073)`
Decimal	`6909813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696F75, 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 #696F75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696F75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #696F75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696f75; }
.text { color: #696f75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696f75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 111 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696f75, #696975); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #696F75?: #696F75 is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696F75?: The RGB value is 105, 111, 117: 105 red, 111 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696F75?: The complementary color is #756F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696F75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.