What color is #697980?

#697980 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697980?

The RGB value is 105, 121, 128: 105 red, 121 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697980?

The complementary color is #807069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697980 color

#697980 rgb(105, 121, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #697980 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 47.5% green and 50.2% blue (105, 121, 128).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#697980 color codes

HEX	`#697980`
RGB	`rgb(105, 121, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 47.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 18%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 5%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.78, -4.29, -5.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.78, 7.22, 233.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.558, 18.236, 23.065)`
Decimal	`6912384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697980, 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 #697980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #697980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697980; }
.text { color: #697980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 121 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697980, #696e80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #697980?: #697980 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697980?: The RGB value is 105, 121, 128: 105 red, 121 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697980?: The complementary color is #807069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.