What color is #699594?

#699594 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #699594?

The RGB value is 105, 149, 148: 105 red, 149 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699594?

The complementary color is #95696A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699594?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699594 color

#699594 rgb(105, 149, 148)

Shades of teal

The hex color #699594 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 58.4% green and 58% blue (105, 149, 148).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#699594 color codes

HEX	`#699594`
RGB	`rgb(105, 149, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 58.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 30%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.64, -15.1, -4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.64, 15.69, 195.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.917, 26.635, 31.997)`
Decimal	`6919572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699594, 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 #699594	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699594 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #699594 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699594; }
.text { color: #699594; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699594; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 149 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699594, #698095); }

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Questions

What color is #699594?: #699594 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #699594?: The RGB value is 105, 149, 148: 105 red, 149 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699594?: The complementary color is #95696A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699594?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.