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#69747A

Slate Gray · medium neutral

About #69747A

#69747A is a medium, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 45% green and 48% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Slate Gray (ΔE 7.5), with Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #7A6F69 (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 4.79:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.79:1).

Colour codes

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Red105
Green116
Blue122

Closest named colours

Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 7.5
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 7.7
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #69747A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #69747A.
4.79:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #69747A.
4.38:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #69747A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#69747A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#71737A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#6F717A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#657676

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Complementary

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Triadic

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #69747A?

#69747A is a medium, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 45% green and 48% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #69747A?

Use white text. White on #69747A has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #69747A?

Its complementary colour is #7A6F69, and analogous partners are #697A78 and #696B7A.