#696b6e

Color #696b6e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 2.08 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#696b6e

RGB

rgb(105, 107, 110)

HSL

hsl(216, 2.3%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 4.5%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.5%, 2.7%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(45.14, -0.14, -1.94)

LCH

lch(45.14, 1.95, 265.87)

OKLCH

oklch(52.7%, 0.0053, 258.06)

HWB

hwb(216, 41.2%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e6c69

Analogous

#696e6e

#696b6e

#6a696e

Triadic

#696b6e

#6e696b

#6b6e69

Split-complementary

#696b6e

#6e6a69

#6e6e69

Tetradic

#696b6e

#6c696e

#6e6c69

#6b6e69

Square

#696b6e

#6e696e

#6e6c69

#696e6a

Shades

Color #696b6e mixed toward black.

#58595c

#464749

#353637

#232425

#121212

Tints

Color #696b6e mixed toward white.

#818487

#9a9c9f

#b4b5b7

#cdcecf

#e6e6e7

Tones

Color #696b6e mixed toward gray.

#6a6b6e

#6a6b6d

#6b6b6c

#6b6c6c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.93:1

White text reads better on this background (5.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6a6d · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#6a6a6d · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#696d6d · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 1.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #696b6e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#696b6e]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#696b6e (#696b6e) is rgb(105, 107, 110) in RGB.

No, #696b6e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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