What color is #69859B?

#69859B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69859B?

The RGB value is 105, 133, 155: 105 red, 133 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69859B?

The complementary color is #9B7F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69859B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69859B color

#69859B rgb(105, 133, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #69859B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 52.2% green and 60.8% blue (105, 133, 155).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#69859B color codes

HEX	`#69859B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 133, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 52.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 32%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 14%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.18, -4.47, -14.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.18, 15.63, 253.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.128, 22.144, 34.218)`
Decimal	`6915483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69859B, 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 #69859B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69859B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #69859B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69859b; }
.text { color: #69859b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69859b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 133 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69859b, #696c9b); }

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Questions

What color is #69859B?: #69859B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69859B?: The RGB value is 105, 133, 155: 105 red, 133 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69859B?: The complementary color is #9B7F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69859B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.