Information about #696977 color

#696977 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#696977 falls into the Blue Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(105, 105, 119) — 41.2% red, 41.2% green, 46.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 5 / 0 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#696977 is a muted, almost neutral grey that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dolphin (#6A6873). Slightly further away sit Quarter Tuna (#656A70) and Rum (#716675).

In RGB terms — rgb(105, 105, 119) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.9:1. #696977 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#696977 color variations

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#696977 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #696977

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Rum color link
Rum

#716675

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Mist Blue color link
Mist Blue

#646D7E

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Infinity color link
Infinity

#6A7376

Nevada color link
Nevada

#666F6F

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

Jet Gray color link
Jet Gray

#616D7E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#696977
  • RGB105, 105, 119
  • CMYK5, 5, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(105, 105, 119)
  • HSL240°, 6%, 44%
  • HSL Precise240°, 6.25%, 43.922%
  • HSV240°, 12%, 47%
  • HSB240°, 12%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • GLSLvec3(0.412, 0.412, 0.467)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.412, 0.412, 0.467, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.412, 0.412, 0.467)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID696977
  • DECIMAL ID6908279
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01