What color is #697E84?

#697E84 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697E84?

The RGB value is 105, 126, 132: 105 red, 126 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697E84?

The complementary color is #846F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697E84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697E84 color

#697E84 rgb(105, 126, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #697E84 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 49.4% green and 51.8% blue (105, 126, 132).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Catfish (#657D82), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#697E84 color codes

HEX	`#697E84`
RGB	`rgb(105, 126, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 49.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 5%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.37, -6.21, -5.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.37, 8.5, 223.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.45, 19.59, 24.687)`
Decimal	`6913668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697E84, 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 #697E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#697E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #697E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697e84; }
.text { color: #697e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 126 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697e84, #697084); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #697E84?: #697E84 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697E84?: The RGB value is 105, 126, 132: 105 red, 126 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697E84?: The complementary color is #846F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697E84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.