What color is #698592?

#698592 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698592?

The RGB value is 105, 133, 146: 105 red, 133 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698592?

The complementary color is #927669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698592?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698592 color

#698592 rgb(105, 133, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #698592 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 52.2% green and 57.3% blue (105, 133, 146).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#698592 color codes

HEX	`#698592`
RGB	`rgb(105, 133, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 52.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 28%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 9%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.87, -6.78, -10.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.87, 12.27, 236.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.4, 21.853, 30.384)`
Decimal	`6915474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698592, 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 #698592	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698592 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #698592 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698592; }
.text { color: #698592; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698592; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 133 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698592, #697192); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #698592?: #698592 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698592?: The RGB value is 105, 133, 146: 105 red, 133 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698592?: The complementary color is #927669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698592?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.