What color is #699F97?

#699F97 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 #699F97?

The RGB value is 105, 159, 151: 105 red, 159 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699F97?

The complementary color is #9F6971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699F97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699F97 color

#699F97 rgb(105, 159, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #699F97 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 62.4% green and 59.2% blue (105, 159, 151).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#699F97 color codes

HEX	`#699F97`
RGB	`rgb(105, 159, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 62.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 5%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.68, -19.65, -1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.68, 19.71, 184.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.808, 30.032, 33.815)`
Decimal	`6922135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699F97, 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 #699F97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#699F97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	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 #699F97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699f97; }
.text { color: #699f97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699f97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 159 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699f97, #698c9f); }

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Questions

What color is #699F97?: #699F97 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 #699F97?: The RGB value is 105, 159, 151: 105 red, 159 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699F97?: The complementary color is #9F6971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699F97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.