What color is #697C90?

#697C90 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697C90?

The RGB value is 105, 124, 144: 105 red, 124 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697C90?

The complementary color is #907D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697C90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697C90 color

#697C90 rgb(105, 124, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #697C90 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 48.6% green and 56.5% blue (105, 124, 144).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#697C90 color codes

HEX	`#697C90`
RGB	`rgb(105, 124, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 48.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 14%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.19, -2.12, -13.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.19, 13.27, 260.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.066, 19.432, 29.179)`
Decimal	`6913168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697C90, 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 #697C90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#697C90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #697C90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697c90; }
.text { color: #697c90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697c90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 124 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697c90, #696990); }

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Questions

What color is #697C90?: #697C90 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697C90?: The RGB value is 105, 124, 144: 105 red, 124 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697C90?: The complementary color is #907D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697C90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.