What color is #697165?

#697165 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697165?

The RGB value is 105, 113, 101: 105 red, 113 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697165?

The complementary color is #6D6571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697165?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697165 color

#697165 rgb(105, 113, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #697165 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 44.3% green and 39.6% blue (105, 113, 101).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 6% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#697165 color codes

HEX	`#697165`
RGB	`rgb(105, 113, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 44.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 6%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 11%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 11%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.65, -5.48, 5.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.65, 7.86, 134.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.079, 15.753, 14.608)`
Decimal	`6910309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697165, 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 #697165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #697165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697165; }
.text { color: #697165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 113 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697165, #657167); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #697165?: #697165 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697165?: The RGB value is 105, 113, 101: 105 red, 113 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697165?: The complementary color is #6D6571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697165?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.