What color is #698788?

#698788 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698788?

The RGB value is 105, 135, 136: 105 red, 135 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698788?

The complementary color is #886A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698788?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698788 color

#698788 rgb(105, 135, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #698788 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 52.9% green and 53.3% blue (105, 135, 136).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#698788 color codes

HEX	`#698788`
RGB	`rgb(105, 135, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 52.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 1%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.14, -10.33, -4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.14, 11.09, 201.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.932, 22.108, 26.558)`
Decimal	`6915976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698788, 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 #698788	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698788 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #698788 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698788; }
.text { color: #698788; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698788; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 135 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698788, #697788); }

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Questions

What color is #698788?: #698788 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698788?: The RGB value is 105, 135, 136: 105 red, 135 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698788?: The complementary color is #886A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698788?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.