What color is #699690?

#699690 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 #699690?

The RGB value is 105, 150, 144: 105 red, 150 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699690?

The complementary color is #96696F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699690 color

#699690 rgb(105, 150, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #699690 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 58.8% green and 56.5% blue (105, 150, 144).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#699690 color codes

HEX	`#699690`
RGB	`rgb(105, 150, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 58.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 30%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 4%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.82, -16.58, -1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.82, 16.68, 186)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.764, 26.828, 30.412)`
Decimal	`6919824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699690, 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 #699690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #699690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699690; }
.text { color: #699690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 150 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699690, #698696); }

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Questions

What color is #699690?: #699690 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 #699690?: The RGB value is 105, 150, 144: 105 red, 150 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699690?: The complementary color is #96696F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.