What color is #697A84?

#697A84 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697A84?

The RGB value is 105, 122, 132: 105 red, 122 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697A84?

The complementary color is #847369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697A84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697A84 color

#697A84 rgb(105, 122, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #697A84 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 47.8% green and 51.8% blue (105, 122, 132).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#697A84 color codes

HEX	`#697A84`
RGB	`rgb(105, 122, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 47.8%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 8%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.2, -3.92, -7.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.2, 8.5, 242.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.949, 18.588, 24.52)`
Decimal	`6912644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697A84, 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 #697A84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#697A84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #697A84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697a84; }
.text { color: #697a84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697a84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 122 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697a84, #696d84); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #697A84?: #697A84 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697A84?: The RGB value is 105, 122, 132: 105 red, 122 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697A84?: The complementary color is #847369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697A84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.