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#697C81

#697c81 ≈ Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#697c81 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 48.63% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.6% cyan, 3.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black. Its hue angle is 192.5°, with 10.26% saturation and 45.88% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 6.53.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.19

Complementary

  1. #697c81
  2. #816e69

Split complementary

  1. #697c81
  2. #816970
  3. #817a69

Analogous

  1. #69817a
  2. #697c81
  3. #697081

Triadic

  1. #697c81
  2. #81697c
  3. #7c8169

Tetradic

  1. #697c81
  2. #6e6981
  3. #816e69
  4. #7c8169

Square

  1. #697c81
  2. #7a6981
  3. #816e69
  4. #708169

Monochromatic

  1. #242b2d
  2. #475357
  3. #697c81
  4. #91a1a5
  5. #bbc5c8

Shades

#697c81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697c81
  2. #5f7074
  3. #546367
  4. #4a575a
  5. #3f4a4d
  6. #353e41
  7. #2a3234
  8. #202527
  9. #15191a
  10. #0b0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#697c81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697c81
  2. #78898e
  3. #87969a
  4. #96a3a7
  5. #a5b0b3
  6. #b4bec0
  7. #c3cbcd
  8. #d2d8d9
  9. #e1e5e6
  10. #f0f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697c81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697c81
  2. #6b7c81
  3. #6e7d81
  4. #707d81
  5. #727e81
  6. #757e81
  7. #777e80
  8. #797f80
  9. #7b7f80
  10. #7e8080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #737a7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #787b81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #747781 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #627e7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #727b81 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #707981 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #657d7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697c81 {
  color: #697c81;
}
Background
.bg-697c81 {
  background-color: #697c81;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697c81 {
  border: 2px solid #697c81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697c81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 10% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697c81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697c81, #697081);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697c81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 129 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 6.53 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 6.53 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.13 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.13 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.66 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.66 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.41 #96837e Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#697c81  rgb(105, 124, 129)  hsl(193, 10%, 46%)  Slate Gray
#816e69  rgb(129, 110, 105)  hsl(13, 10%, 46%)  Dim Gray
#81697c  rgb(129, 105, 124)  hsl(313, 10%, 46%)  Old Lavender
#7c8169  rgb(124, 129, 105)  hsl(73, 10%, 46%)  Xanadu