What color is #469092?

#469092 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #469092?

The RGB value is 70, 144, 146: 70 red, 144 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #469092?

The complementary color is #924846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #469092?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#469092 color

#469092 rgb(70, 144, 146)

Shades of teal

The hex color #469092 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 56.5% green and 57.3% blue (70, 144, 146).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 35% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Turkish Jade (#2B888D), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#469092 color codes

HEX	`#469092`
RGB	`rgb(70, 144, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 56.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 35%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 52%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 1%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.4, -22.32, -8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.4, 23.75, 199.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.685, 23.322, 30.758)`
Decimal	`4624530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #469092, 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 #469092	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#469092 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #469092 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #469092; }
.text { color: #469092; }
.border { border: 2px solid #469092; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 144 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #469092, #466a92); }

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Questions

What color is #469092?: #469092 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #469092?: The RGB value is 70, 144, 146: 70 red, 144 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #469092?: The complementary color is #924846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #469092?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.