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#697C7A closest to Underwater World

#697C7A is a medium gray; the closest named color is Underwater World. In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 48.6% green and 47.8% blue (rgb(105, 124, 122)). Its HSL value is 174° hue, 8% saturation and 45% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black. #697C7A is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.76:1.

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Variations of #697C7A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#697C7A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#697C7A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #697C7A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #76777A
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7A7A7A
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #757A7A
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #76777A
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #72797A
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #647D7B
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #677C7B
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #787878
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #757979

#697C7A contrast checker

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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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#697C7A in CSS

/* Underwater World */
.color { color: #697C7A; }
.background { background-color: #697C7A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #697C7A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(105 124 122);
color: hsl(174 8% 45%);
color: oklch(0.570 0.023 188.8);

#697C7A FAQ

What color is #697C7A?

#697C7A is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Underwater World. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #697C7A?

#697C7A is rgb(105, 124, 122) in RGB, hsl(174, 8%, 45%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 0%, 2%, 51%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #697C7A?

The complementary color of #697C7A is #7C696B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #697C7A?

Black text has the best contrast on #697C7A: 4.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #697C7A a warm or cool color?

#697C7A is a neutral color.