What color is #699BA1?

#699BA1 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 #699BA1?

The RGB value is 105, 155, 161: 105 red, 155 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699BA1?

The complementary color is #A16F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699BA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699BA1 color

#699BA1 rgb(105, 155, 161)

Shades of teal

The hex color #699BA1 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 60.8% green and 63.1% blue (105, 155, 161).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 23% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#699BA1 color codes

HEX	`#699BA1`
RGB	`rgb(105, 155, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 60.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 23%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 35%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 4%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.8, -15.09, -8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.8, 17.3, 209.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.978, 29.018, 38.049)`
Decimal	`6921121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699BA1, 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 #699BA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699BA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #699BA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699ba1; }
.text { color: #699ba1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699ba1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 155 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699ba1, #697fa1); }

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Questions

What color is #699BA1?: #699BA1 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 #699BA1?: The RGB value is 105, 155, 161: 105 red, 155 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699BA1?: The complementary color is #A16F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699BA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.