What color is #699C8A?

#699C8A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #699C8A?

The RGB value is 105, 156, 138: 105 red, 156 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699C8A?

The complementary color is #9C697B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699C8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699C8A color

#699C8A rgb(105, 156, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #699C8A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 61.2% green and 54.1% blue (105, 156, 138).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#699C8A color codes

HEX	`#699C8A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 156, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 61.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 33%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 12%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.44, -21.1, 4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.44, 21.48, 169.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.3, 28.614, 28.388)`
Decimal	`6921354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699C8A, 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 #699C8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699C8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #699C8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699c8a; }
.text { color: #699c8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699c8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 156 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699c8a, #69959c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #699C8A?: #699C8A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #699C8A?: The RGB value is 105, 156, 138: 105 red, 156 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699C8A?: The complementary color is #9C697B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699C8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.