What color is #699CA6?

#699CA6 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #699CA6?

The RGB value is 105, 156, 166: 105 red, 156 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699CA6?

The complementary color is #A67369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699CA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699CA6 color

#699CA6 rgb(105, 156, 166)

Shades of teal

The hex color #699CA6 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 61.2% green and 65.1% blue (105, 156, 166).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 26% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#699CA6 color codes

HEX	`#699CA6`
RGB	`rgb(105, 156, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 61.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 26%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 37%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 6%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.25, -14.35, -10.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.25, 17.85, 216.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.595, 29.532, 40.473)`
Decimal	`6921382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699CA6, 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 #699CA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699CA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #699CA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699ca6; }
.text { color: #699ca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699ca6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 156 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699ca6, #697da6); }

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Questions

What color is #699CA6?: #699CA6 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #699CA6?: The RGB value is 105, 156, 166: 105 red, 156 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699CA6?: The complementary color is #A67369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699CA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.