What color is #697A77?

#697A77 is a gray, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697A77?

The RGB value is 105, 122, 119: 105 red, 122 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697A77?

The complementary color is #7A696C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697A77?

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.

#697A77 color

#697A77 rgb(105, 122, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #697A77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 47.8% green and 46.7% blue (105, 122, 119).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Blue Blood (#6B7F81), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#697A77 color codes

HEX	`#697A77`
RGB	`rgb(105, 122, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 47.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 14%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 2%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.8, -6.9, -0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.8, 6.92, 183.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.114, 18.254, 20.124)`
Decimal	`6912631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697A77, 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 #697A77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697A77 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 #697A77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697a77; }
.text { color: #697a77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697a77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 122 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697a77, #69757a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #697A77?: #697A77 is a gray, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697A77?: The RGB value is 105, 122, 119: 105 red, 122 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697A77?: The complementary color is #7A696C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697A77?: 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.