Close to Eggplant
#69596A
#69596A is a mid-tone neutral gray, close to the color Eggplant. In RGB it’s made of 41.2% red, 34.9% green, and 41.6% blue. Its hue is 296°, with 9% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #69596A.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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3.24:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #69596A as they’d see it.
#69596A in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #69596A
What color is #69596A?
#69596A is a mid-tone neutral gray, close to the color Eggplant. In RGB it’s made of 41.2% red, 34.9% green, and 41.6% blue. Its hue is 296°, with 9% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #69596A in RGB?
#69596A is rgb(105, 89, 106): 105 red, 89 green, and 106 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #69596A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(1, 16, 0, 58). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #69596A?
PANTONE 437 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #69596A?
Its complement #526251 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.