#696669

Color #696669

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 2.36 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#696669

RGB

rgb(105, 102, 105)

HSL

hsl(300, 1.4%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 2.9%, 41.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 0%, 58.8%)

LAB

lab(43.55, 1.79, -1.27)

LCH

lch(43.55, 2.19, 324.64)

OKLCH

oklch(51.4%, 0.006, 325.24)

HWB

hwb(300, 40%, 58.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#666966

Analogous

#686669

#696669

#696668

Triadic

#696669

#696966

#666969

Split-complementary

#696669

#686966

#666968

Tetradic

#696669

#696666

#666966

#666969

Square

#696669

#696866

#666966

#666869

Shades

Color #696669 mixed toward black.

#575557

#464446

#343334

#232223

#111111

Tints

Color #696669 mixed toward white.

#837f83

#9b999b

#b4b2b4

#cdcccd

#e6e5e6

Tones

Color #696669 mixed toward gray.

#696669

#686768

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.71:1

White text reads better on this background (5.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#686868 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#686868 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#696868 · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 2.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #696669;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#696669]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#696669 (#696669) is rgb(105, 102, 105) in RGB.

No, #696669 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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