What color is #698080?

#698080 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698080?

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

What is the complementary color of #698080?

The complementary color is #806969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698080?

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.

#698080 color

#698080 rgb(105, 128, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #698080 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Blue Blood (#6B7F81), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#698080 color codes

HEX	`#698080`
RGB	`rgb(105, 128, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 50.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 18%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.84, -8.28, -2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.84, 8.73, 198.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.44, 20, 23.359)`
Decimal	`6914176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698080, 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 #698080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698080 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 #698080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698080; }
.text { color: #698080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 128 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698080, #697580); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #698080?: #698080 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698080?: The RGB value is 105, 128, 128: 105 red, 128 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698080?: The complementary color is #806969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698080?: 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.