What color is #697A7D?

#697A7D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697A7D?

The RGB value is 105, 122, 125: 105 red, 122 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697A7D?

The complementary color is #7D6C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697A7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697A7D color

#697A7D rgb(105, 122, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #697A7D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 47.8% green and 49% blue (105, 122, 125).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#697A7D color codes

HEX	`#697A7D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 122, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 47.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 16%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 2%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.98, -5.56, -3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.98, 6.7, 213.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.486, 18.403, 22.082)`
Decimal	`6912637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697A7D, 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 #697A7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#697A7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #697A7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697a7d; }
.text { color: #697a7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697a7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 122 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697a7d, #69707d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #697A7D?: #697A7D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697A7D?: The RGB value is 105, 122, 125: 105 red, 122 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697A7D?: The complementary color is #7D6C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697A7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.