What color is #69A0A4?

#69A0A4 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 #69A0A4?

The RGB value is 105, 160, 164: 105 red, 160 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69A0A4?

The complementary color is #A46D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69A0A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69A0A4 color

#69A0A4 rgb(105, 160, 164)

Shades of teal

The hex color #69A0A4 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 62.7% green and 64.3% blue (105, 160, 164).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 24% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#69A0A4 color codes

HEX	`#69A0A4`
RGB	`rgb(105, 160, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 62.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 24%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 36%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 2%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.36, -16.99, -7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.36, 18.71, 204.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.095, 30.824, 39.742)`
Decimal	`6922404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69A0A4, 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 #69A0A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69A0A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #69A0A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69a0a4; }
.text { color: #69a0a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69a0a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 160 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69a0a4, #6983a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #69A0A4?: #69A0A4 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 #69A0A4?: The RGB value is 105, 160, 164: 105 red, 160 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69A0A4?: The complementary color is #A46D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69A0A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.