What color is #697B6F?

#697B6F is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697B6F?

The RGB value is 105, 123, 111: 105 red, 123 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697B6F?

The complementary color is #7B6975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697B6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697B6F color

#697B6F rgb(105, 123, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #697B6F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 48.2% green and 43.5% blue (105, 123, 111).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#697B6F color codes

HEX	`#697B6F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 123, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 48.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 15%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 10%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.88, -9.17, 4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.88, 10.14, 154.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.777, 18.317, 17.74)`
Decimal	`6912879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697B6F, 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 #697B6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697B6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #697B6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697b6f; }
.text { color: #697b6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697b6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 123 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697b6f, #697b78); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #697B6F?: #697B6F is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697B6F?: The RGB value is 105, 123, 111: 105 red, 123 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697B6F?: The complementary color is #7B6975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697B6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.