What color is #69787B?

#69787B is a gray, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69787B?

The RGB value is 105, 120, 123: 105 red, 120 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69787B?

The complementary color is #7B6C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69787B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69787B color

#69787B rgb(105, 120, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69787B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 47.1% green and 48.2% blue (105, 120, 123).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#69787B color codes

HEX	`#69787B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 120, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 47.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 15%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.33, -4.86, -3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.33, 6, 215.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.116, 17.866, 21.334)`
Decimal	`6912123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69787B, 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 #69787B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69787B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #69787B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69787b; }
.text { color: #69787b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69787b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 120 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69787b, #696f7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #69787B?: #69787B is a gray, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69787B?: The RGB value is 105, 120, 123: 105 red, 120 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69787B?: The complementary color is #7B6C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69787B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.