#696C78

Accessibility

5.23:1

Vs white / black

5.23:1 · 4.02:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#696c78

RGB

rgb(105, 108, 120)

RGBA

rgba(105, 108, 120, 1)

HSL

hsl(228, 7%, 44%)

HSLA

hsla(228, 7%, 44%, 1)

HSV

hsv(228, 13%, 47%)

LAB

lab(45.75% 1.48 -7.05)

LCH

lch(45.75% 7.2 281.86)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5328 0.0015 -0.019)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5328 0.0191 274.51)

XYZ

xyz(14.58, 15.08, 19.91)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 53%)

CSS

color: #696c78;

CSS variable

--color-696c78: #696c78;

SCSS

$color-696c78: #696c78;

JavaScript

const color = "#696c78";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#696c78";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#696c78" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#696c78", "rgb": { "r": 105, "g": 108, "b": 120 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.5328 0.0191 274.51)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#696c78-1: #696c78;
}

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

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.81 · #71717A

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 6.46 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-600

Very different · ΔE 7.2 · #757575

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 5.3 · #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.

50f1f4ff 100e3e7f6 200d0d4e2 300b9bdcb 4009da1ae 500828693 6006c6f7c 700565965 80040434f 9002c2e39 950181a24

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f3f3f4 e6e7e9 dadadd cdced2 c1c2c7 b4b6bc a8a9b0 9b9da5 8f919a 82858f 767883 696c78 60636e 585a64 4f515a 464850 3d3f46 35363c 2c2d32 232428 1a1b1e 111214 09090a

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f3f3f4 e6e7e9 dadadd cdced2 c1c2c7 b4b6bc a8a9b0 9b9da5 8f919a 82858f 767883

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

60636e 585a64 4f515a 464850 3d3f46 35363c 2c2d32 232428 1a1b1e 111214 09090a

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

6b6e79 6d6f79 6f717a 71737b 73747b 75767c 76787d 78797d 7a7b7e 7c7d7f 7e7e7f

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#696C78Stop 1 #787568Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#687378Stop 1 #696C78Stop 2 #6D6878Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#696C78Stop 1 #78686BStop 2 #6B7868Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#696C78Stop 1 #786D68Stop 2 #737868Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2F3137Stop 1 #53565FStop 2 #777A88Stop 3 #A0A2ACStop 4 #C8CAD0Stop 5

Using this color

Where #696c78 works

#696C78 (#696c78) sits in the blue grey family at about 228° hue, 7% saturation, and 44% lightness. Contrast is 5.23:1 on white and 4.02:1 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, #696c78 is 4.02:1. 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: Calm professionalism with cool neutrality. Excellent for dashboards and docs. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue 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

Tailwind zinc 500#71717A Tailwind gray 500#6B7280 Bootstrap secondary#6C757D Fill Tertiary#787880 Tailwind slate 500#64748B DimGray#696969 Web Safe #666666#666666 Tailwind neutral 500#737373 American River#636E72 Material Grey 600#757575 Material Grey 700#616161 SlateGray#708090