What color is #69756D?

#69756D is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69756D?

The RGB value is 105, 117, 109: 105 red, 117 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69756D?

The complementary color is #756971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69756D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69756D color

#69756D rgb(105, 117, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69756D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 45.9% green and 42.7% blue (105, 117, 109).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#69756D color codes

HEX	`#69756D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 117, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 45.9%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 10%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 7%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.04, -6.17, 2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.04, 6.81, 154.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.947, 16.83, 16.926)`
Decimal	`6911341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69756D, 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 #69756D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69756D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #69756D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69756d; }
.text { color: #69756d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69756d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 117 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69756d, #697573); }

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Questions

What color is #69756D?: #69756D is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69756D?: The RGB value is 105, 117, 109: 105 red, 117 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69756D?: The complementary color is #756971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69756D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.