What color is #697A9E?

#697A9E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697A9E?

The RGB value is 105, 122, 158: 105 red, 122 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697A9E?

The complementary color is #9E8D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697A9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697A9E color

#697A9E rgb(105, 122, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #697A9E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 47.8% green and 62% blue (105, 122, 158).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 21% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#697A9E color codes

HEX	`#697A9E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 122, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 47.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 21%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 23%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.14, 2.72, -21.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.14, 21.53, 277.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.955, 19.39, 35.085)`
Decimal	`6912670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697A9E, 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 #697A9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#697A9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #697A9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697a9e; }
.text { color: #697a9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697a9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 122 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697a9e, #73699e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #697A9E?: #697A9E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697A9E?: The RGB value is 105, 122, 158: 105 red, 122 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697A9E?: The complementary color is #9E8D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697A9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.