What color is #69988F?

#69988F 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 #69988F?

The RGB value is 105, 152, 143: 105 red, 152 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69988F?

The complementary color is #986972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69988F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69988F color

#69988F rgb(105, 152, 143)

Shades of teal

The hex color #69988F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 59.6% green and 56.1% blue (105, 152, 143).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#69988F color codes

HEX	`#69988F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 152, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 59.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 6%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.38, -17.88, -0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.38, 17.88, 181.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.01, 27.442, 30.118)`
Decimal	`6920335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69988F, 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 #69988F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69988F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #69988F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69988f; }
.text { color: #69988f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69988f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 152 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69988f, #698a98); }

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Questions

What color is #69988F?: #69988F 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 #69988F?: The RGB value is 105, 152, 143: 105 red, 152 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69988F?: The complementary color is #986972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69988F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.