#696471

Accessibility

5.73:1

Vs white / black

5.73:1 · 3.66:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#696471

RGB

rgb(105, 100, 113)

RGBA

rgba(105, 100, 113, 1)

HSL

hsl(263, 6%, 42%)

HSLA

hsla(263, 6%, 42%, 1)

HSV

hsv(263, 12%, 44%)

LAB

lab(43.23% 4.7 -6.59)

LCH

lch(43.23% 8.09 305.5)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5123 0.0115 -0.0177)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5123 0.0211 303.01)

XYZ

xyz(13.36, 13.31, 17.48)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 12%, 0%, 56%)

CSS

color: #696471;

CSS variable

--color-696471: #696471;

SCSS

$color-696471: #696471;

JavaScript

const color = "#696471";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#696471";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#696471" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#696471", "rgb": { "r": 105, "g": 100, "b": 113 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.5123 0.0211 303.01)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#696471-1: #696471;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-500

Very different · ΔE 5.72 · #71717A

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 8 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-700

Very different · ΔE 8.15 · #616161

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 10.21 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f8f2ff 100eae5f3 200d7d1df 300c0bbc9 400a49fad 500888391 600726d7a 7005b5763 80046414d 900312d38 9501c1822

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f3f2f3 e6e5e7 dad8dc cdcbd0 c1bec4 b4b2b8 a8a5ac 9b98a0 8f8b95 827e89 76717d 696471 605c68 58535e 4f4b55 46434b 3d3a42 353239 2c2a2f 232126 1a191c 111113 090809

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f3f2f3 e6e5e7 dad8dc cdcbd0 c1bec4 b4b2b8 a8a5ac 9b98a0 8f8b95 827e89 76717d

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

605c68 58535e 4f4b55 46434b 3d3a42 353239 2c2a2f 232126 1a191c 111113 090809

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

6b6672 6d6974 6f6b75 716d76 737077 757279 76747a 78777b 7a797c 7c7b7e 7e7e7f

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#696471Stop 1 #6D7265Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#656672Stop 1 #696471Stop 2 #706572Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#696471Stop 1 #726A65Stop 2 #65726AStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#696471Stop 1 #727065Stop 2 #667265Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#323036Stop 1 #58545FStop 2 #7E7887Stop 3 #A5A0ABStop 4 #CBC9CFStop 5

Using this color

Where #696471 works

#696471 (#696471) sits in the grey family at about 263° hue, 6% saturation, and 42% lightness. Contrast is 5.73:1 on white and 3.66:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #696471 is 3.66:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material You Secondary#625B71 Tailwind zinc 500#71717A Tailwind gray 500#6B7280 Tailwind zinc 600#52525B Web Safe #666666#666666 DimGray#696969 Material Grey 700#616161 Fill Tertiary#787880 Fluent Gray#605E5C Tailwind neutral 500#737373 Material Grey 600#757575 Chakra gray 600#4A5568