What color is #698E8D?

#698E8D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698E8D?

The RGB value is 105, 142, 141: 105 red, 142 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698E8D?

The complementary color is #8E696A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698E8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698E8D color

#698E8D rgb(105, 142, 141)

Shades of teal

The hex color #698E8D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 55.7% green and 55.3% blue (105, 142, 141).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#698E8D color codes

HEX	`#698E8D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 142, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 55.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 26%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.36, -12.99, -3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.36, 13.49, 195.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.305, 24.271, 28.809)`
Decimal	`6917773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698E8D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #698E8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698E8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #698E8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698e8d; }
.text { color: #698e8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698e8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 142 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698e8d, #697d8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #698E8D?: #698E8D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698E8D?: The RGB value is 105, 142, 141: 105 red, 142 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698E8D?: The complementary color is #8E696A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698E8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.