What color is #699893?

#699893 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 #699893?

The RGB value is 105, 152, 147: 105 red, 152 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699893?

The complementary color is #98696E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699893?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699893 color

#699893 rgb(105, 152, 147)

Shades of teal

The hex color #699893 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 59.6% green and 57.6% blue (105, 152, 147).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#699893 color codes

HEX	`#699893`
RGB	`rgb(105, 152, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 59.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.49, -16.93, -2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.49, 17.11, 188.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.319, 27.565, 31.743)`
Decimal	`6920339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699893, 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 #699893	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699893 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #699893 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699893; }
.text { color: #699893; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699893; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 152 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699893, #698598); }

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Questions

What color is #699893?: #699893 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 #699893?: The RGB value is 105, 152, 147: 105 red, 152 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699893?: The complementary color is #98696E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699893?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.