What color is #69647B?

#69647B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69647B?

The RGB value is 105, 100, 123: 105 red, 100 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69647B?

The complementary color is #767B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69647B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69647B color

#69647B rgb(105, 100, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #69647B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 39.2% green and 48.2% blue (105, 100, 123).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 10% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#69647B color codes

HEX	`#69647B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 100, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 39.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 10%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 19%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 19%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.58, 6.99, -12.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.58, 14, 299.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.957, 13.548, 20.615)`
Decimal	`6907003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69647B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #69647B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69647B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #69647B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69647b; }
.text { color: #69647b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69647b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 100 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69647b, #74647b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #69647B?: #69647B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69647B?: The RGB value is 105, 100, 123: 105 red, 100 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69647B?: The complementary color is #767B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69647B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.