What color is #69749D?

#69749D 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 #69749D?

The RGB value is 105, 116, 157: 105 red, 116 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69749D?

The complementary color is #9D9269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69749D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69749D color

#69749D rgb(105, 116, 157)

Shades of blue

The hex color #69749D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 45.5% green and 61.6% blue (105, 116, 157).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#69749D color codes

HEX	`#69749D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 116, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 45.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 33%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 26%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.41, 6.02, -23.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.41, 24.2, 284.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.155, 17.928, 34.396)`
Decimal	`6911133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69749D, 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 #69749D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69749D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	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 #69749D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69749d; }
.text { color: #69749d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69749d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 116 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69749d, #78699d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #69749D?: #69749D 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 #69749D?: The RGB value is 105, 116, 157: 105 red, 116 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69749D?: The complementary color is #9D9269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69749D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.