What color is #69817F?

#69817F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69817F?

The RGB value is 105, 129, 127: 105 red, 129 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69817F?

The complementary color is #81696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69817F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69817F color

#69817F rgb(105, 129, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69817F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 50.6% green and 49.8% blue (105, 129, 127).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#69817F color codes

HEX	`#69817F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 129, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 50.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.1, -9.07, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.1, 9.24, 191.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.506, 20.236, 23.058)`
Decimal	`6914431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69817F, 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 #69817F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69817F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #69817F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69817f; }
.text { color: #69817f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69817f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 129 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69817f, #697781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #69817F?: #69817F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69817F?: The RGB value is 105, 129, 127: 105 red, 129 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69817F?: The complementary color is #81696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69817F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.