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#696161 closest to Excalibur

#696161 is a medium gray; the closest named color is Excalibur. In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 38.0% green and 38.0% blue (rgb(105, 97, 97)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 4% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 59% black. #696161 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.03:1.

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Variations of #696161

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#696161 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#696161 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #696161 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #646361
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #626261
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #646261
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #646361
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #656361
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6B6061
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #6A6161
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #636363
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #646262

#696161 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.03:1 Good#696161 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.48:1 Poor#696161 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#696161 in CSS

/* Excalibur */
.color { color: #696161; }
.background { background-color: #696161; }
.border { border: 1px solid #696161; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(105 97 97);
color: hsl(0 4% 40%);
color: oklch(0.500 0.010 17.5);

#696161 FAQ

What color is #696161?

#696161 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Excalibur. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #696161?

#696161 is rgb(105, 97, 97) in RGB, hsl(0, 4%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 59%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #696161?

The complementary color of #696161 is #616969, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #696161?

White text has the best contrast on #696161: 6.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #696161 a warm or cool color?

#696161 is a neutral color.