What color is #69716F?

#69716F is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69716F?

The RGB value is 105, 113, 111: 105 red, 113 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69716F?

The complementary color is #71696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69716F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69716F color

#69716F rgb(105, 113, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69716F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 44.3% green and 43.5% blue (105, 113, 111).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 4% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#69716F color codes

HEX	`#69716F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 113, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 44.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 4%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 7%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.92, -3.45, 0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.92, 3.45, 178.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.599, 15.961, 17.347)`
Decimal	`6910319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69716F, 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 #69716F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69716F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #69716F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69716f; }
.text { color: #69716f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69716f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 113 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69716f, #696f71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #69716F?: #69716F is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69716F?: The RGB value is 105, 113, 111: 105 red, 113 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69716F?: The complementary color is #71696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69716F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.