What color is #697B7D?

#697B7D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697B7D?

The RGB value is 105, 123, 125: 105 red, 123 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697B7D?

The complementary color is #7D6B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697B7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697B7D color

#697B7D rgb(105, 123, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #697B7D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 48.2% green and 49% blue (105, 123, 125).

Its hue angle is 186°, 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 Blue Blood (#6B7F81), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#697B7D color codes

HEX	`#697B7D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 123, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 48.2%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 16%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 2%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.27, -6.13, -3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.27, 6.96, 208.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.609, 18.649, 22.123)`
Decimal	`6912893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697B7D, 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 #697B7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#697B7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #697B7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697b7d; }
.text { color: #697b7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697b7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 123 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697b7d, #69717d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #697B7D?: #697B7D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697B7D?: The RGB value is 105, 123, 125: 105 red, 123 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697B7D?: The complementary color is #7D6B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697B7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.