What color is #699E93?

#699E93 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #699E93?

The RGB value is 105, 158, 147: 105 red, 158 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699E93?

The complementary color is #9E6974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699E93?

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.

#699E93 color

#699E93 rgb(105, 158, 147)

Shades of teal

The hex color #699E93 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 62% green and 57.6% blue (105, 158, 147).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 21% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#699E93 color codes

HEX	`#699E93`
RGB	`rgb(105, 158, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 62%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 21%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 7%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.27, -20.08, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.27, 20.08, 179.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.317, 29.562, 32.076)`
Decimal	`6921875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699E93, 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 #699E93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699E93 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 #699E93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699e93; }
.text { color: #699e93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699e93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 158 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699e93, #698f9e); }

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Questions

What color is #699E93?: #699E93 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #699E93?: The RGB value is 105, 158, 147: 105 red, 158 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699E93?: The complementary color is #9E6974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699E93?: 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.