#696e72

Color #696e72

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 3.52 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#696e72

RGB

rgb(105, 110, 114)

HSL

hsl(206.7, 4.1%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.7, 7.9%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 3.5%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(46.14, -1.05, -2.88)

LCH

lch(46.14, 3.07, 249.97)

OKLCH

oklch(53.5%, 0.0087, 241.97)

HWB

hwb(206.7, 41.2%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#726d69

Analogous

#697271

#696e72

#696972

Triadic

#696e72

#72696e

#6e7269

Split-complementary

#696e72

#726969

#727169

Tetradic

#696e72

#6d6972

#726d69

#6e7269

Square

#696e72

#716972

#726d69

#697269

Shades

Color #696e72 mixed toward black.

#575c5f

#46494c

#343739

#232526

#111213

Tints

Color #696e72 mixed toward white.

#81868b

#9a9ea2

#b3b7b9

#cccfd0

#e6e7e8

Tones

Color #696e72 mixed toward gray.

#6a6e71

#6a6e70

#6b6e70

#6c6e6f

#6d6d6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.07:1

White text reads better on this background (5.15:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6b71 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#6b6b71 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#697070 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 3.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #696e72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#696e72]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#696e72 (#696e72) is rgb(105, 110, 114) in RGB.

No, #696e72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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