What color is #696F77?

#696F77 is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696F77?

The RGB value is 105, 111, 119: 105 red, 111 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696F77?

The complementary color is #777169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696F77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696F77 color

#696F77 rgb(105, 111, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696F77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 43.5% green and 46.7% blue (105, 111, 119).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 6% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#696F77 color codes

HEX	`#696F77`
RGB	`rgb(105, 111, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 43.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 6%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 12%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.58, -0.52, -5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.58, 5.24, 264.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.839, 15.704, 19.699)`
Decimal	`6909815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696F77, 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 #696F77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696F77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #696F77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696f77; }
.text { color: #696f77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696f77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 111 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696f77, #6a6977); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #696F77?: #696F77 is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696F77?: The RGB value is 105, 111, 119: 105 red, 111 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696F77?: The complementary color is #777169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696F77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.