What color is #69798C?

#69798C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69798C?

The RGB value is 105, 121, 140: 105 red, 121 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69798C?

The complementary color is #8C7C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69798C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69798C color

#69798C rgb(105, 121, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69798C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 47.5% green and 54.9% blue (105, 121, 140).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#69798C color codes

HEX	`#69798C`
RGB	`rgb(105, 121, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 47.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 14%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.18, -1.38, -12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.18, 12.35, 263.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.395, 18.571, 27.474)`
Decimal	`6912396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69798C, 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 #69798C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69798C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #69798C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69798c; }
.text { color: #69798c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69798c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 121 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69798c, #6a698c); }

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Questions

What color is #69798C?: #69798C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69798C?: The RGB value is 105, 121, 140: 105 red, 121 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69798C?: The complementary color is #8C7C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69798C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.