What color is #69677D?

#69677D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69677D?

The RGB value is 105, 103, 125: 105 red, 103 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69677D?

The complementary color is #7B7D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69677D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69677D color

#69677D rgb(105, 103, 125)

Shades of blue

The hex color #69677D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 40.4% green and 49% blue (105, 103, 125).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#69677D color codes

HEX	`#69677D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 103, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 40.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 18%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 18%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.5, 5.65, -11.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.5, 13.21, 295.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.377, 14.184, 21.378)`
Decimal	`6907773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69677D, 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 #69677D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69677D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #69677D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69677d; }
.text { color: #69677d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69677d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 103 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69677d, #74677d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #69677D?: #69677D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69677D?: The RGB value is 105, 103, 125: 105 red, 103 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69677D?: The complementary color is #7B7D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69677D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.