What color is #69989E?

#69989E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69989E?

The RGB value is 105, 152, 158: 105 red, 152 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69989E?

The complementary color is #9E6F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69989E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69989E color

#69989E rgb(105, 152, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #69989E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 59.6% green and 62% blue (105, 152, 158).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 21% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#69989E color codes

HEX	`#69989E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 152, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 59.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 21%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 4%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.82, -14.24, -8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.82, 16.44, 209.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.223, 27.927, 36.508)`
Decimal	`6920350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69989E, 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 #69989E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69989E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #69989E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69989e; }
.text { color: #69989e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69989e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 152 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69989e, #697d9e); }

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Questions

What color is #69989E?: #69989E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69989E?: The RGB value is 105, 152, 158: 105 red, 152 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69989E?: The complementary color is #9E6F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69989E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.