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#697C80 Catfish

#697C80 is a medium gray named Catfish. In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 48.6% green and 50.2% blue (rgb(105, 124, 128)). Its HSL value is 190° hue, 10% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black. #697C80 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.80:1.

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Variations of #697C80

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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#697C80 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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#697C80 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #697C80 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 #747780
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #787A80
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #747B80
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #747780
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #717980
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #627E7D
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #667D7F
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #797979
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #75797A

#697C80 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.38:1 Poor#697C80 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.80:1 Good#697C80 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#697C80 in CSS

/* Catfish */
.color { color: #697C80; }
.background { background-color: #697C80; }
.border { border: 1px solid #697C80; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(105 124 128);
color: hsl(190 10% 46%);
color: oklch(0.572 0.023 211.8);

#697C80 FAQ

What color is #697C80?

#697C80 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Catfish. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #697C80?

#697C80 is rgb(105, 124, 128) in RGB, hsl(190, 10%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 3%, 0%, 50%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #697C80?

The complementary color of #697C80 is #806D69, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #697C80?

Black text has the best contrast on #697C80: 4.80:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #697C80 a warm or cool color?

#697C80 is a neutral color.