What color is #697C81?

#697C81 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 #697C81?

The RGB value is 105, 124, 129: 105 red, 124 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697C81?

The complementary color is #816E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697C81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697C81 color

#697C81 rgb(105, 124, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #697C81 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 48.6% green and 50.6% blue (105, 124, 129).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#697C81 color codes

HEX	`#697C81`
RGB	`rgb(105, 124, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 48.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 4%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.69, -5.78, -5.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.69, 7.67, 221.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.995, 19.003, 23.537)`
Decimal	`6913153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697C81, 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 #697C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#697C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #697C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697c81; }
.text { color: #697c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 124 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697c81, #697081); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #697C81?: #697C81 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 #697C81?: The RGB value is 105, 124, 129: 105 red, 124 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697C81?: The complementary color is #816E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697C81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.