What color is #698C8C?

#698C8C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698C8C?

The RGB value is 105, 140, 140: 105 red, 140 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698C8C?

The complementary color is #8C6969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698C8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698C8C color

#698C8C rgb(105, 140, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #698C8C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 54.9% green and 54.9% blue (105, 140, 140).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#698C8C color codes

HEX	`#698C8C`
RGB	`rgb(105, 140, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 54.9%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.74, -12.14, -3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.74, 12.77, 198.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.936, 23.652, 28.321)`
Decimal	`6917260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698C8C, 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 #698C8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698C8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #698C8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698c8c; }
.text { color: #698c8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698c8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 140 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698c8c, #697b8c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #698C8C?: #698C8C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698C8C?: The RGB value is 105, 140, 140: 105 red, 140 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698C8C?: The complementary color is #8C6969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698C8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.