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#696376

Slate Gray · medium cool gray

About #696376

#696376 is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 39% green and 46% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Slate Gray (ΔE 13.0), with Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #707663 (gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.76:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.76:1).

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Red105
Green99
Blue118

Closest named colours

Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 13.0
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 15.7
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 15.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #696376

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #696376.
5.76:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #696376.
3.65:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #696376 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#696376
Protanopia (no red cones)
#606677
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#606675
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#676669

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #696376?

#696376 is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 39% green and 46% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #696376?

Use white text. White on #696376 has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #696376?

Its complementary colour is #707663, and analogous partners are #636776 and #726376.