What color is #697E7A?

#697E7A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697E7A?

The RGB value is 105, 126, 122: 105 red, 126 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697E7A?

The complementary color is #7E696D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697E7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697E7A color

#697E7A rgb(105, 126, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #697E7A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 49.4% green and 47.8% blue (105, 126, 122).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#697E7A color codes

HEX	`#697E7A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 126, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 49.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 17%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 3%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.07, -8.5, -0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.07, 8.51, 182.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.798, 19.33, 21.255)`
Decimal	`6913658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697E7A, 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 #697E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#697E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #697E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697e7a; }
.text { color: #697e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 126 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697e7a, #69787e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #697E7A?: #697E7A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697E7A?: The RGB value is 105, 126, 122: 105 red, 126 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697E7A?: The complementary color is #7E696D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697E7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.