What color is #469E99?

#469E99 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #469E99?

The RGB value is 70, 158, 153: 70 red, 158 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #469E99?

The complementary color is #9E464B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #469E99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#469E99 color

#469E99 rgb(70, 158, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #469E99 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 62% green and 60% blue (70, 158, 153).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 39% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#469E99 color codes

HEX	`#469E99`
RGB	`rgb(70, 158, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 62%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 39%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 56%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 3%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.94, -27.46, -5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.94, 27.98, 191.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.5, 28.054, 34.465)`
Decimal	`4628121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #469E99, 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 #469E99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#469E99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #469E99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #469e99; }
.text { color: #469e99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #469e99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 158 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #469e99, #46779e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #469E99?: #469E99 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #469E99?: The RGB value is 70, 158, 153: 70 red, 158 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #469E99?: The complementary color is #9E464B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #469E99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.