#698995
Closest named color: Steel (#738595). oklch(61% 0.04 222.9), rgb(105, 137, 149).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.61:1).
About this color
#698995 is a medium-dark, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.040 and its hue 223°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Steel (#738595), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.61:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.040) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Steel (#738595) |
| Black text | 5.61:1 |
| White text | 3.74:1 |
Values
| HEX | #698995 |
| RGB | rgb(105, 137, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 17%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.04 222.9) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #698995 | 3.74:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #698995 | 5.61:1 | AA | Lc 39.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #698995 text on white | 3.74:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #698995 text on black | 5.61:1 | AA | Lc -36.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F4F6F7
oklch(97.2% 0.003 228.8)
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Step 100
100
#E6EBED
oklch(93.7% 0.006 223.5)
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Step 200
200
#D2DBDE
oklch(88.5% 0.011 219.6)
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Step 300
300
#B4C4CA
oklch(81% 0.019 222.2)
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Step 400
400
#8CA5AF
oklch(70.6% 0.031 224)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#698995
oklch(61% 0.04 222.9)
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Step 600
600
#577986
oklch(55.5% 0.044 223.6)
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Step 700
700
#476672
oklch(49.1% 0.041 224)
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Step 800
800
#3A535D
oklch(42.6% 0.035 224.7)
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Step 900
900
#32454C
oklch(37.7% 0.027 222.6)
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Step 950
950
#1E282C
oklch(26.9% 0.016 224.2)
#698995 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #828796 | 0.033 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7B8295 | 0.030 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5B8D8D | 0.026 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.041 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #698995
#698995
oklch(61% 0.04 222.9)
- #997C70
#997C70
oklch(61% 0.04 43.7)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #698995, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.016
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.020
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.022
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.025
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.028
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.035
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.037
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.038
Use #698995 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.