What color is #69889E?

#69889E 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 #69889E?

The RGB value is 105, 136, 158: 105 red, 136 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69889E?

The complementary color is #9E7F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69889E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69889E color

#69889E rgb(105, 136, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #69889E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 53.3% green and 62% blue (105, 136, 158).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 21% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#69889E color codes

HEX	`#69889E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 136, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 53.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 21%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 14%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.15, -5.39, -15.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.15, 16.16, 250.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.799, 23.079, 35.7)`
Decimal	`6916254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69889E, 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 #69889E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69889E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #69889E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69889e; }
.text { color: #69889e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69889e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 136 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69889e, #696e9e); }

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Questions

What color is #69889E?: #69889E 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 #69889E?: The RGB value is 105, 136, 158: 105 red, 136 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69889E?: The complementary color is #9E7F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69889E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.