What color is #69789B?

#69789B 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 #69789B?

The RGB value is 105, 120, 155: 105 red, 120 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69789B?

The complementary color is #9B8C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69789B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69789B color

#69789B rgb(105, 120, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #69789B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 47.1% green and 60.8% blue (105, 120, 155).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#69789B color codes

HEX	`#69789B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 120, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 47.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 32%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 23%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.45, 3.1, -20.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.45, 20.89, 278.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.457, 18.802, 33.661)`
Decimal	`6912155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69789B, 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 #69789B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69789B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #69789B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69789b; }
.text { color: #69789b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69789b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 120 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69789b, #73699b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #69789B?: #69789B 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 #69789B?: The RGB value is 105, 120, 155: 105 red, 120 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69789B?: The complementary color is #9B8C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69789B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.