What color is #697B80?

#697B80 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 #697B80?

The RGB value is 105, 123, 128: 105 red, 123 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697B80?

The complementary color is #806E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697B80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697B80 color

#697B80 rgb(105, 123, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #697B80 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 48.2% green and 50.2% blue (105, 123, 128).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#697B80 color codes

HEX	`#697B80`
RGB	`rgb(105, 123, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 48.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 18%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 4%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.37, -5.44, -4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.37, 7.35, 222.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.804, 18.727, 23.147)`
Decimal	`6912896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697B80, 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 #697B80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#697B80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #697B80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697b80; }
.text { color: #697b80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697b80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 123 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697b80, #697080); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #697B80?: #697B80 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 #697B80?: The RGB value is 105, 123, 128: 105 red, 123 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697B80?: The complementary color is #806E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697B80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.