What color is #69869C?

#69869C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69869C?

The RGB value is 105, 134, 156: 105 red, 134 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69869C?

The complementary color is #9C7F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69869C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69869C color

#69869C rgb(105, 134, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #69869C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 52.5% green and 61.2% blue (105, 134, 156).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#69869C color codes

HEX	`#69869C`
RGB	`rgb(105, 134, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 52.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 33%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 14%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.5, -4.78, -15.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.5, 15.8, 252.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.35, 22.453, 34.708)`
Decimal	`6915740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69869C, 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 #69869C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69869C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #69869C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69869c; }
.text { color: #69869c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69869c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 134 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69869c, #696d9c); }

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Questions

What color is #69869C?: #69869C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69869C?: The RGB value is 105, 134, 156: 105 red, 134 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69869C?: The complementary color is #9C7F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69869C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.