What color is #697184?

#697184 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697184?

The RGB value is 105, 113, 132: 105 red, 113 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697184?

The complementary color is #847C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697184?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697184 color

#697184 rgb(105, 113, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #697184 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 44.3% green and 51.8% blue (105, 113, 132).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#697184 color codes

HEX	`#697184`
RGB	`rgb(105, 113, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 44.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.6, 1.35, -11.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.6, 11.52, 276.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.895, 16.479, 24.169)`
Decimal	`6910340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697184, 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 #697184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #697184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697184; }
.text { color: #697184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 113 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697184, #6e6984); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #697184?: #697184 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697184?: The RGB value is 105, 113, 132: 105 red, 113 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697184?: The complementary color is #847C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697184?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.