What color is #69918F?

#69918F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69918F?

The RGB value is 105, 145, 143: 105 red, 145 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69918F?

The complementary color is #91696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69918F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69918F color

#69918F rgb(105, 145, 143)

Shades of teal

The hex color #69918F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 56.9% green and 56.1% blue (105, 145, 143).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 43% 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 6.05:1).

#69918F color codes

HEX	`#69918F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 145, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 56.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 28%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 1%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.3, -14.14, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.3, 14.54, 193.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.907, 25.236, 29.751)`
Decimal	`6918543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69918F, 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 #69918F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69918F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #69918F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69918f; }
.text { color: #69918f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69918f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 145 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69918f, #697f91); }

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Questions

What color is #69918F?: #69918F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69918F?: The RGB value is 105, 145, 143: 105 red, 145 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69918F?: The complementary color is #91696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69918F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.