#696972#696972

#696972 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.014 H 285.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696972
RGB	rgb(105, 105, 114)
HSL	hsl(240, 4%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(240, 8%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 7.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.69, 1.92, -5.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.69, 5.38, 290.93°)
OKLab	oklab(52.39% 0.0038 -0.0135)
OKLCH	oklch(52.39% 0.014 285.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.9139, 14.3212, 17.9476)
Luminance	0.1432 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696972 #727269

analogous

#696D72 #696972 #6D6972

triadic

#696972 #726969 #697269

tetradic

#696972 #72696D #727269 #69726D

square

#696972 #72696D #727269 #69726D

split-complementary

#696972 #726D69 #6D7269

monochromatic

#2E2E32 #4C4C52 #696972 #878791 #A7A7AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#696972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#696972 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696972

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696972	1.00	5.43	3.86	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676A72

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676972

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#676A6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 105, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.014 285.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#93939a',
    500: '#696972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696972;
$custom-light: #93939a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 4.11,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52389,
    "c": 0.01399,
    "h": 285.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696972

secondary

#9E9E99

accent

#AD7BAD

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F1F1F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0D0D0E

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #696972

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

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