What color is #697369?

#697369 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697369?

The RGB value is 105, 115, 105: 105 red, 115 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697369?

The complementary color is #736973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697369?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697369 color

#697369 rgb(105, 115, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #697369 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 45.1% green and 41.2% blue (105, 115, 105).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 5% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#697369 color codes

HEX	`#697369`
RGB	`rgb(105, 115, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 45.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 5%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 9%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.35, -5.84, 4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.35, 7.22, 143.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.506, 16.285, 15.741)`
Decimal	`6910825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697369, 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 #697369	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697369 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #697369 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697369; }
.text { color: #697369; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697369; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 115 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697369, #69736e); }

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Questions

What color is #697369?: #697369 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697369?: The RGB value is 105, 115, 105: 105 red, 115 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697369?: The complementary color is #736973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697369?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.