What color is #698C93?

#698C93 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698C93?

The RGB value is 105, 140, 147: 105 red, 140 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698C93?

The complementary color is #937069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698C93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698C93 color

#698C93 rgb(105, 140, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #698C93 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 54.9% green and 57.6% blue (105, 140, 147).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#698C93 color codes

HEX	`#698C93`
RGB	`rgb(105, 140, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 54.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 5%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.95, -10.44, -7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.95, 12.97, 216.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.469, 23.865, 31.126)`
Decimal	`6917267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698C93, 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 #698C93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698C93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #698C93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698c93; }
.text { color: #698c93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698c93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 140 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698c93, #697793); }

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Questions

What color is #698C93?: #698C93 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698C93?: The RGB value is 105, 140, 147: 105 red, 140 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698C93?: The complementary color is #937069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698C93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.