Information about #697B7D color

#697B7D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#697B7D falls into the Cyan Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(105, 123, 125) — 41.2% red, 48.2% green, 49% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 1 / 0 / 51. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #697B7D reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rusted Light Blue (#6A7F7A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Thor (#697F79) and My Sweet Home (#657F7C).

The recipe behind #697B7D is rgb(105, 123, 125), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #697B7D: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. #697B7D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#697B7D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#697B7D 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 #697B7D

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#697B7D
  • RGB105, 123, 125
  • CMYK8, 1, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(105, 123, 125)
  • HSL186°, 9%, 45%
  • HSL Precise186°, 8.696%, 45.098%
  • HSV186°, 16%, 49%
  • HSB186°, 16%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • GLSLvec3(0.412, 0.482, 0.490)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.412, 0.482, 0.490, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.412, 0.482, 0.490)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID697B7D
  • DECIMAL ID6912893
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01