What color is #69978C?

#69978C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69978C?

The RGB value is 105, 151, 140: 105 red, 151 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69978C?

The complementary color is #976974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69978C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69978C color

#69978C rgb(105, 151, 140)

Shades of teal

The hex color #69978C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 59.2% green and 54.9% blue (105, 151, 140).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#69978C color codes

HEX	`#69978C`
RGB	`rgb(105, 151, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 59.2%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 30%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 7%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59, -18.04, 0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59, 18.06, 177.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.624, 27.029, 28.884)`
Decimal	`6920076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69978C, 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 #69978C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69978C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #69978C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69978c; }
.text { color: #69978c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69978c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 151 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69978c, #698b97); }

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Questions

What color is #69978C?: #69978C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69978C?: The RGB value is 105, 151, 140: 105 red, 151 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69978C?: The complementary color is #976974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69978C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.