#696161#696161

#696161 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.010 H 17.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696161
RGB	rgb(105, 97, 97)
HSL	hsl(0, 4%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(0, 8%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 7.6%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.87, 3.18, 1.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.87, 3.38, 19.85°)
OKLab	oklab(50.01% 0.0098 0.0031)
OKLCH	oklch(50.01% 0.01 17.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.2578, 12.4159, 13.0577)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696161 #616969

analogous

#696165 #696161 #696561

triadic

#696161 #616961 #616169

tetradic

#696161 #656961 #616969 #656169

square

#696161 #656961 #616969 #656169

split-complementary

#696161 #616965 #616569

monochromatic

#292626 #494444 #696161 #887F7F #A69F9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#696161 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#696161 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696161

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696161	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696161	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626261

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646361

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B6061

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696161;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 97, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.010 17.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#938d8d',
    500: '#696161',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696161;
$custom-light: #938d8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696161",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 3.96,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50008,
    "c": 0.01024,
    "h": 17.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696161

secondary

#909696

accent

#ADAD7B

background

#F9F8F8

surface

#F1F0F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0D0C0C

muted

#7E7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #696161

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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