What color is #697976?

#697976 is a gray, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697976?

The RGB value is 105, 121, 118: 105 red, 121 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697976?

The complementary color is #79696C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697976?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697976 color

#697976 rgb(105, 121, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #697976 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 47.5% green and 46.3% blue (105, 121, 118).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 7% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Blue Blood (#6B7F81), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#697976 color codes

HEX	`#697976`
RGB	`rgb(105, 121, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 47.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 7%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 13%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 2%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.48, -6.55, -0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.48, 6.56, 183.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.932, 17.986, 19.768)`
Decimal	`6912374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697976, 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 #697976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #697976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697976; }
.text { color: #697976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 121 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697976, #697479); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #697976?: #697976 is a gray, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697976?: The RGB value is 105, 121, 118: 105 red, 121 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697976?: The complementary color is #79696C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697976?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.