What color is #698890?

#698890 is a grayish cyan known as Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698890?

The RGB value is 105, 136, 144: 105 red, 136 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698890?

The complementary color is #907169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698890?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698890 color

#698890 rgb(105, 136, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #698890 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 53.3% green and 56.5% blue (105, 136, 144).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

This exact color is also called Gothic.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#698890 color codes

HEX	`#698890`
RGB	`rgb(105, 136, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 53.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 6%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.68, -8.96, -7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.68, 11.91, 221.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.662, 22.624, 29.711)`
Decimal	`6916240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698890, 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 #698890	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698890 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #698890 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698890; }
.text { color: #698890; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698890; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 136 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698890, #697490); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #698890?: #698890 is a grayish cyan known as Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698890?: The RGB value is 105, 136, 144: 105 red, 136 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698890?: The complementary color is #907169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698890?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.