What color is #69858E?

#69858E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69858E?

The RGB value is 105, 133, 142: 105 red, 133 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69858E?

The complementary color is #8E7269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69858E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69858E color

#69858E rgb(105, 133, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69858E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 52.2% green and 55.7% blue (105, 133, 142).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#69858E color codes

HEX	`#69858E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 133, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 52.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 26%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 6%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.74, -7.77, -8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.74, 11.22, 226.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.094, 21.731, 28.774)`
Decimal	`6915470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69858E, 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 #69858E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69858E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #69858E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69858e; }
.text { color: #69858e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69858e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 133 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69858e, #69738e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #69858E?: #69858E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69858E?: The RGB value is 105, 133, 142: 105 red, 133 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69858E?: The complementary color is #8E7269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69858E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.