What color is #69878A?

#69878A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69878A?

The RGB value is 105, 135, 138: 105 red, 135 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69878A?

The complementary color is #8A6C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69878A?

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.

#69878A color

#69878A rgb(105, 135, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69878A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 52.9% green and 54.1% blue (105, 135, 138).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#69878A color codes

HEX	`#69878A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 135, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 52.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 24%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 2%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.2, -9.85, -5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.2, 11.09, 207.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.076, 22.165, 27.313)`
Decimal	`6915978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69878A, 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 #69878A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69878A 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 #69878A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69878a; }
.text { color: #69878a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69878a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 135 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69878a, #69768a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #69878A?: #69878A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69878A?: The RGB value is 105, 135, 138: 105 red, 135 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69878A?: The complementary color is #8A6C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69878A?: 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.