What color is #69738C?

#69738C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69738C?

The RGB value is 105, 115, 140: 105 red, 115 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69738C?

The complementary color is #8C8269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69738C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69738C color

#69738C rgb(105, 115, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #69738C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 45.1% green and 54.9% blue (105, 115, 140).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#69738C color codes

HEX	`#69738C`
RGB	`rgb(105, 115, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 45.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 18%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.46, 2.15, -14.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.46, 15.04, 278.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.689, 17.158, 27.238)`
Decimal	`6910860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69738C, 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 #69738C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69738C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #69738C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69738c; }
.text { color: #69738c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69738c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 115 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69738c, #71698c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #69738C?: #69738C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69738C?: The RGB value is 105, 115, 140: 105 red, 115 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69738C?: The complementary color is #8C8269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69738C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.