What color is #698F94?

#698F94 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698F94?

The RGB value is 105, 143, 148: 105 red, 143 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698F94?

The complementary color is #946E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698F94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698F94 color

#698F94 rgb(105, 143, 148)

Shades of teal

The hex color #698F94 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 56.1% green and 58% blue (105, 143, 148).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#698F94 color codes

HEX	`#698F94`
RGB	`rgb(105, 143, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 56.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 3%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.87, -11.84, -6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.87, 13.71, 210.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.992, 24.785, 31.689)`
Decimal	`6918036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698F94, 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 #698F94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698F94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #698F94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698f94; }
.text { color: #698f94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698f94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 143 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698f94, #697a94); }

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Questions

What color is #698F94?: #698F94 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698F94?: The RGB value is 105, 143, 148: 105 red, 143 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698F94?: The complementary color is #946E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698F94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.