What color is #698787?

#698787 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698787?

The RGB value is 105, 135, 135: 105 red, 135 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698787?

The complementary color is #876969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698787?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698787 color

#698787 rgb(105, 135, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #698787 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 52.9% green and 52.9% blue (105, 135, 135).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#698787 color codes

HEX	`#698787`
RGB	`rgb(105, 135, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 52.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.11, -10.56, -3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.11, 11.13, 198.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.862, 22.08, 26.185)`
Decimal	`6915975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698787, 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 #698787	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698787 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #698787 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698787; }
.text { color: #698787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698787; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 135 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698787, #697887); }

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Questions

What color is #698787?: #698787 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698787?: The RGB value is 105, 135, 135: 105 red, 135 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698787?: The complementary color is #876969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698787?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.