What color is #69807E?

#69807E 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 #69807E?

The RGB value is 105, 128, 126: 105 red, 128 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69807E?

The complementary color is #80696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69807E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69807E color

#69807E rgb(105, 128, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69807E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 50.2% green and 49.4% blue (105, 128, 126).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#69807E color codes

HEX	`#69807E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 128, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 50.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 18%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 2%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.78, -8.73, -1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.78, 8.89, 190.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.31, 19.947, 22.673)`
Decimal	`6914174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69807E, 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 #69807E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69807E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #69807E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69807e; }
.text { color: #69807e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69807e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 128 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69807e, #697680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #69807E?: #69807E 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 #69807E?: The RGB value is 105, 128, 126: 105 red, 128 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69807E?: The complementary color is #80696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69807E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.