What color is #698583?

#698583 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 #698583?

The RGB value is 105, 133, 131: 105 red, 133 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698583?

The complementary color is #85696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698583?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698583 color

#698583 rgb(105, 133, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #698583 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 52.2% green and 51.4% blue (105, 133, 131).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#698583 color codes

HEX	`#698583`
RGB	`rgb(105, 133, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 52.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 21%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 2%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.4, -10.38, -2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.4, 10.62, 192.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.309, 21.416, 24.637)`
Decimal	`6915459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698583, 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 #698583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698583 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #698583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698583; }
.text { color: #698583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 133 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698583, #697985); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #698583?: #698583 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 #698583?: The RGB value is 105, 133, 131: 105 red, 133 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698583?: The complementary color is #85696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698583?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.