What color is #698486?

#698486 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698486?

The RGB value is 105, 132, 134: 105 red, 132 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698486?

The complementary color is #866B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698486?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698486 color

#698486 rgb(105, 132, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #698486 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 51.8% green and 52.5% blue (105, 132, 134).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#698486 color codes

HEX	`#698486`
RGB	`rgb(105, 132, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 51.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 1%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.2, -9.13, -4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.2, 10.07, 205.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.379, 21.226, 25.678)`
Decimal	`6915206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698486, 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 #698486	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698486 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #698486 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698486; }
.text { color: #698486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698486; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 132 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698486, #697586); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #698486?: #698486 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698486?: The RGB value is 105, 132, 134: 105 red, 132 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698486?: The complementary color is #866B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698486?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.