What color is #697872?

#697872 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697872?

The RGB value is 105, 120, 114: 105 red, 120 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697872?

The complementary color is #78696F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697872?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697872 color

#697872 rgb(105, 120, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #697872 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 47.1% green and 44.7% blue (105, 120, 114).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 7% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#697872 color codes

HEX	`#697872`
RGB	`rgb(105, 120, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 47.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 7%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 13%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.07, -6.84, 1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.07, 6.98, 168.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.579, 17.651, 18.503)`
Decimal	`6912114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697872, 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 #697872	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697872 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #697872 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697872; }
.text { color: #697872; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697872; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 120 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697872, #697778); }

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Questions

What color is #697872?: #697872 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697872?: The RGB value is 105, 120, 114: 105 red, 120 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697872?: The complementary color is #78696F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697872?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.