What color is #699188?

#699188 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #699188?

The RGB value is 105, 145, 136: 105 red, 145 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699188?

The complementary color is #916972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699188?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699188 color

#699188 rgb(105, 145, 136)

Shades of teal

The hex color #699188 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 56.9% green and 53.3% blue (105, 145, 136).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#699188 color codes

HEX	`#699188`
RGB	`rgb(105, 145, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 56.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 28%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 6%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.11, -15.78, 0.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.11, 15.78, 178.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.394, 25.031, 27.045)`
Decimal	`6918536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699188, 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 #699188	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699188 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #699188 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699188; }
.text { color: #699188; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699188; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 145 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699188, #698691); }

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Questions

What color is #699188?: #699188 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #699188?: The RGB value is 105, 145, 136: 105 red, 145 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699188?: The complementary color is #916972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699188?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.