What color is #697692?

#697692 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 #697692?

The RGB value is 105, 118, 146: 105 red, 118 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697692?

The complementary color is #928569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697692?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697692 color

#697692 rgb(105, 118, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #697692 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 46.3% green and 57.3% blue (105, 118, 146).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% 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 4.61:1).

#697692 color codes

HEX	`#697692`
RGB	`rgb(105, 118, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 46.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 28%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 19%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.54, 1.91, -16.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.54, 16.89, 276.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.491, 18.035, 29.748)`
Decimal	`6911634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697692, 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 #697692	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697692 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #697692 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697692; }
.text { color: #697692; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697692; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 118 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697692, #716992); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #697692?: #697692 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 #697692?: The RGB value is 105, 118, 146: 105 red, 118 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697692?: The complementary color is #928569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697692?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.