What color is #697E86?

#697E86 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697E86?

The RGB value is 105, 126, 134: 105 red, 126 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697E86?

The complementary color is #867169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697E86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697E86 color

#697E86 rgb(105, 126, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #697E86 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 49.4% green and 52.5% blue (105, 126, 134).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#697E86 color codes

HEX	`#697E86`
RGB	`rgb(105, 126, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 49.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 6%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.43, -5.74, -6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.43, 8.96, 230.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.588, 19.646, 25.415)`
Decimal	`6913670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697E86, 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 #697E86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#697E86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #697E86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697e86; }
.text { color: #697e86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697e86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 126 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697e86, #696f86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #697E86?: #697E86 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697E86?: The RGB value is 105, 126, 134: 105 red, 126 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697E86?: The complementary color is #867169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697E86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.