What color is #699E98?

#699E98 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 #699E98?

The RGB value is 105, 158, 152: 105 red, 158 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699E98?

The complementary color is #9E696F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699E98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699E98 color

#699E98 rgb(105, 158, 152)

Shades of teal

The hex color #699E98 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 62% green and 59.6% blue (105, 158, 152).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 21% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#699E98 color codes

HEX	`#699E98`
RGB	`rgb(105, 158, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 62%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 21%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.41, -18.89, -2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.41, 19.05, 187.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.718, 29.723, 34.187)`
Decimal	`6921880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699E98, 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 #699E98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699E98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #699E98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699e98; }
.text { color: #699e98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699e98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 158 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699e98, #698a9e); }

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Questions

What color is #699E98?: #699E98 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 #699E98?: The RGB value is 105, 158, 152: 105 red, 158 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699E98?: The complementary color is #9E696F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699E98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.