What color is #698389?

#698389 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698389?

The RGB value is 105, 131, 137: 105 red, 131 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698389?

The complementary color is #896F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698389?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698389 color

#698389 rgb(105, 131, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #698389 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 51.4% green and 53.7% blue (105, 131, 137).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Puddle Jumper (#6A8389), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#698389 color codes

HEX	`#698389`
RGB	`rgb(105, 131, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 51.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 4%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.99, -7.85, -6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.99, 10.07, 218.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.456, 21.041, 26.751)`
Decimal	`6914953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698389, 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 #698389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #698389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698389; }
.text { color: #698389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 131 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698389, #697389); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #698389?: #698389 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698389?: The RGB value is 105, 131, 137: 105 red, 131 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698389?: The complementary color is #896F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698389?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.