What color is #69939B?

#69939B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69939B?

The RGB value is 105, 147, 155: 105 red, 147 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69939B?

The complementary color is #9B7169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69939B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69939B color

#69939B rgb(105, 147, 155)

Shades of teal

The hex color #69939B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 57.6% green and 60.8% blue (105, 147, 155).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#69939B color codes

HEX	`#69939B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 147, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 57.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 32%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 5%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.26, -12.29, -8.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.26, 15.13, 215.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.174, 26.236, 34.9)`
Decimal	`6919067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69939B, 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 #69939B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69939B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #69939B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69939b; }
.text { color: #69939b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69939b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 147 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69939b, #697a9b); }

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Questions

What color is #69939B?: #69939B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69939B?: The RGB value is 105, 147, 155: 105 red, 147 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69939B?: The complementary color is #9B7169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69939B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.