What color is #699F9B?

#699F9B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #699F9B?

The RGB value is 105, 159, 155: 105 red, 159 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699F9B?

The complementary color is #9F696D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699F9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699F9B color

#699F9B rgb(105, 159, 155)

Shades of teal

The hex color #699F9B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 62.4% green and 60.8% blue (105, 159, 155).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#699F9B color codes

HEX	`#699F9B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 159, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 62.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 3%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.8, -18.69, -3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.8, 19.04, 190.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.138, 30.165, 35.554)`
Decimal	`6922139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699F9B, 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 #699F9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#699F9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #699F9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699f9b; }
.text { color: #699f9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699f9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 159 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699f9b, #69889f); }

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Questions

What color is #699F9B?: #699F9B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #699F9B?: The RGB value is 105, 159, 155: 105 red, 159 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699F9B?: The complementary color is #9F696D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699F9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.