What color is #69797A?

#69797A is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69797A?

The RGB value is 105, 121, 122: 105 red, 121 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69797A?

The complementary color is #7A6A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69797A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69797A color

#69797A rgb(105, 121, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69797A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 47.5% green and 47.8% blue (105, 121, 122).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#69797A color codes

HEX	`#69797A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 121, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 47.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 14%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 1%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.6, -5.66, -2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.6, 6.21, 204.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.175, 18.083, 21.047)`
Decimal	`6912378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69797A, 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 #69797A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69797A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #69797A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69797a; }
.text { color: #69797a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69797a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 121 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69797a, #69717a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #69797A?: #69797A is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69797A?: The RGB value is 105, 121, 122: 105 red, 121 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69797A?: The complementary color is #7A6A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69797A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.