#696f6f

Color #696f6f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 3.09 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#696f6f

RGB

rgb(105, 111, 111)

HSL

hsl(180, 2.8%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 5.4%, 43.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.4%, 0%, 0%, 56.5%)

LAB

lab(46.34, -2.28, -0.79)

LCH

lch(46.34, 2.41, 199.11)

OKLCH

oklch(53.7%, 0.0073, 196.7)

HWB

hwb(180, 41.2%, 56.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f6969

Analogous

#696f6c

#696f6f

#696c6f

Triadic

#696f6f

#6f696f

#6f6f69

Split-complementary

#696f6f

#6f696c

#6f6c69

Tetradic

#696f6f

#69696f

#6f6969

#6f6f69

Square

#696f6f

#6c696f

#6f6969

#6c6f69

Shades

Color #696f6f mixed toward black.

#585d5d

#464a4a

#353838

#232525

#121313

Tints

Color #696f6f mixed toward white.

#818888

#9aa0a0

#b4b8b8

#cdcfcf

#e6e7e7

Tones

Color #696f6f mixed toward gray.

#6a6f6f

#6a6e6e

#6b6e6e

#6b6d6d

#6c6d6d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.1:1

White text reads better on this background (5.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6c6f · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#6b6b6f · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#696f6f · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 3.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #696f6f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#696f6f]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#696f6f (#696f6f) is rgb(105, 111, 111) in RGB.

No, #696f6f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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