What color is #699999?

#699999 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #699999?

The RGB value is 105, 153, 153: 105 red, 153 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699999?

The complementary color is #996969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699999?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699999 color

#699999 rgb(105, 153, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #699999 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 60% green and 60% blue (105, 153, 153).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#699999 color codes

HEX	`#699999`
RGB	`rgb(105, 153, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 60%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.96, -16.02, -5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.96, 16.83, 197.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.965, 28.084, 34.342)`
Decimal	`6920601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699999, 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 #699999	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699999 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #699999 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699999; }
.text { color: #699999; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699999; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 153 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699999, #698199); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #699999?: #699999 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #699999?: The RGB value is 105, 153, 153: 105 red, 153 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699999?: The complementary color is #996969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699999?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.