What color is #69726A?

#69726A is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69726A?

The RGB value is 105, 114, 106: 105 red, 114 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69726A?

The complementary color is #726971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69726A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69726A color

#69726A rgb(105, 114, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69726A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 44.7% green and 41.6% blue (105, 114, 106).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 4% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#69726A color codes

HEX	`#69726A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 114, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 44.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 4%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 8%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 7%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.08, -5.06, 3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.08, 6.03, 147.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.444, 16.078, 15.975)`
Decimal	`6910570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69726A, 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 #69726A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69726A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #69726A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69726a; }
.text { color: #69726a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69726a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 114 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69726a, #69726f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #69726A?: #69726A is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69726A?: The RGB value is 105, 114, 106: 105 red, 114 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69726A?: The complementary color is #726971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69726A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.