What color is #69829A?

#69829A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69829A?

The RGB value is 105, 130, 154: 105 red, 130 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69829A?

The complementary color is #9A8169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69829A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69829A color

#69829A rgb(105, 130, 154)

Shades of blue

The hex color #69829A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 51% green and 60.4% blue (105, 130, 154).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bay View (#6A819E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#69829A color codes

HEX	`#69829A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 130, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 51%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 32%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 16%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.28, -3.01, -15.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.28, 16.05, 259.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.639, 21.301, 33.642)`
Decimal	`6914714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69829A, 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 #69829A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69829A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #69829A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69829a; }
.text { color: #69829a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69829a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 130 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69829a, #69699a); }

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Questions

What color is #69829A?: #69829A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69829A?: The RGB value is 105, 130, 154: 105 red, 130 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69829A?: The complementary color is #9A8169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69829A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.