What color is #697F89?

#697F89 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697F89?

The RGB value is 105, 127, 137: 105 red, 127 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697F89?

The complementary color is #897369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697F89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697F89 color

#697F89 rgb(105, 127, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #697F89 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 49.8% green and 53.7% blue (105, 127, 137).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#697F89 color codes

HEX	`#697F89`
RGB	`rgb(105, 127, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 49.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 7%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.82, -5.59, -8.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.82, 9.8, 235.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.929, 19.988, 26.575)`
Decimal	`6913929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697F89, 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 #697F89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#697F89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #697F89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697f89; }
.text { color: #697f89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697f89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 127 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697f89, #696f89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #697F89?: #697F89 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697F89?: The RGB value is 105, 127, 137: 105 red, 127 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697F89?: The complementary color is #897369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697F89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.