What color is #69949B?

#69949B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69949B?

The RGB value is 105, 148, 155: 105 red, 148 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69949B?

The complementary color is #9B7069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69949B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69949B color

#69949B rgb(105, 148, 155)

Shades of teal

The hex color #69949B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 58% green and 60.8% blue (105, 148, 155).

Its hue angle is 188°, 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 Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#69949B color codes

HEX	`#69949B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 148, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 58%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 32%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 5%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.55, -12.83, -8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.55, 15.34, 213.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.33, 26.548, 34.952)`
Decimal	`6919323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69949B, 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 #69949B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69949B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #69949B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69949b; }
.text { color: #69949b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69949b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 148 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69949b, #697b9b); }

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Questions

What color is #69949B?: #69949B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69949B?: The RGB value is 105, 148, 155: 105 red, 148 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69949B?: The complementary color is #9B7069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69949B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.