What color is #699093?

#699093 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #699093?

The RGB value is 105, 144, 147: 105 red, 144 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699093?

The complementary color is #936C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699093?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699093 color

#699093 rgb(105, 144, 147)

Shades of teal

The hex color #699093 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 56.5% green and 57.6% blue (105, 144, 147).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#699093 color codes

HEX	`#699093`
RGB	`rgb(105, 144, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 56.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 2%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.13, -12.64, -5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.13, 13.96, 205.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.064, 25.055, 31.324)`
Decimal	`6918291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699093, 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 #699093	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699093 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #699093 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699093; }
.text { color: #699093; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699093; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 144 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699093, #697b93); }

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Questions

What color is #699093?: #699093 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #699093?: The RGB value is 105, 144, 147: 105 red, 144 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699093?: The complementary color is #936C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699093?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.