What color is #469AA5?

#469AA5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Rainy Mood. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #469AA5?

The RGB value is 70, 154, 165: 70 red, 154 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #469AA5?

The complementary color is #A55146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #469AA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#469AA5 color

#469AA5 rgb(70, 154, 165)

Shades of teal

The hex color #469AA5 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 60.4% green and 64.7% blue (70, 154, 165).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 40% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Rainy Mood (#4499AA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#469AA5 color codes

HEX	`#469AA5`
RGB	`rgb(70, 154, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 60.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 40%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 58%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 7%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.09, -22.03, -13.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.09, 25.81, 211.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.87, 27.128, 39.726)`
Decimal	`4627109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #469AA5, 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 #469AA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#469AA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #469AA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #469aa5; }
.text { color: #469aa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #469aa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 154 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #469aa5, #466ba5); }

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Questions

What color is #469AA5?: #469AA5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Rainy Mood. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #469AA5?: The RGB value is 70, 154, 165: 70 red, 154 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #469AA5?: The complementary color is #A55146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #469AA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.