#696e76

Color #696e76

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.42 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#696e76

RGB

rgb(105, 110, 118)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 5.8%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 11%, 46.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 6.8%, 0%, 53.7%)

LAB

lab(46.26, -0.16, -5.09)

LCH

lch(46.26, 5.09, 268.2)

OKLCH

oklch(53.7%, 0.0139, 259.66)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 41.2%, 53.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#767169

Analogous

#697476

#696e76

#6a6976

Triadic

#696e76

#76696e

#6e7669

Split-complementary

#696e76

#766a69

#747669

Tetradic

#696e76

#716976

#767169

#6e7669

Square

#696e76

#766974

#767169

#69766a

Shades

Color #696e76 mixed toward black.

#575c62

#46494f

#34373b

#232527

#111214

Tints

Color #696e76 mixed toward white.

#80868e

#9a9ea5

#b3b6bb

#cccfd2

#e6e7e8

Tones

Color #696e76 mixed toward gray.

#6a6e75

#6b6e74

#6c6f73

#6d6f72

#6e6f71

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.09:1

White text reads better on this background (5.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6b74 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#6b6b74 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#697372 · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #696e76;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#696e76]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#696e76 (#696e76) is rgb(105, 110, 118) in RGB.

No, #696e76 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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