What color is #469A98?

#469A98 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #469A98?

The RGB value is 70, 154, 152: 70 red, 154 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #469A98?

The complementary color is #9A4648, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #469A98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#469A98 color

#469A98 rgb(70, 154, 152)

Shades of teal

The hex color #469A98 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 60.4% green and 59.6% blue (70, 154, 152).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 37% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Sea (#3C9992), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#469A98 color codes

HEX	`#469A98`
RGB	`rgb(70, 154, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 60.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 37%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 55%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.68, -25.74, -6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.68, 26.6, 194.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.746, 26.678, 33.808)`
Decimal	`4627096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #469A98, 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 #469A98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#469A98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #469A98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #469a98; }
.text { color: #469a98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #469a98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 154 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #469a98, #46729a); }

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Questions

What color is #469A98?: #469A98 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #469A98?: The RGB value is 70, 154, 152: 70 red, 154 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #469A98?: The complementary color is #9A4648, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #469A98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.