What color is #697B77?

#697B77 is a gray, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697B77?

The RGB value is 105, 123, 119: 105 red, 123 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697B77?

The complementary color is #7B696D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697B77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697B77 color

#697B77 rgb(105, 123, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #697B77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 48.2% green and 46.7% blue (105, 123, 119).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#697B77 color codes

HEX	`#697B77`
RGB	`rgb(105, 123, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 48.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 15%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 3%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.1, -7.47, -0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.1, 7.47, 180.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.238, 18.501, 20.165)`
Decimal	`6912887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697B77, 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 #697B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#697B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #697B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697b77; }
.text { color: #697b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 123 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697b77, #69767b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #697B77?: #697B77 is a gray, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697B77?: The RGB value is 105, 123, 119: 105 red, 123 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697B77?: The complementary color is #7B696D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697B77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.