What color is #69838F?

#69838F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69838F?

The RGB value is 105, 131, 143: 105 red, 131 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69838F?

The complementary color is #8F7569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69838F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69838F color

#69838F rgb(105, 131, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69838F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 51.4% green and 56.1% blue (105, 131, 143).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#69838F color codes

HEX	`#69838F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 131, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 51.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 8%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.19, -6.39, -9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.19, 11.46, 236.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.898, 21.218, 29.081)`
Decimal	`6914959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69838F, 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 #69838F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69838F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #69838F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69838f; }
.text { color: #69838f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69838f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 131 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69838f, #69708f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #69838F?: #69838F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69838F?: The RGB value is 105, 131, 143: 105 red, 131 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69838F?: The complementary color is #8F7569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69838F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.