What color is #69A1A8?

#69A1A8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69A1A8?

The RGB value is 105, 161, 168: 105 red, 161 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69A1A8?

The complementary color is #A87069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69A1A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69A1A8 color

#69A1A8 rgb(105, 161, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #69A1A8 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 63.1% green and 65.9% blue (105, 161, 168).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 27% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Atlas Cedar (#5CA0A7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#69A1A8 color codes

HEX	`#69A1A8`
RGB	`rgb(105, 161, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 63.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 27%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 38%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 4%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.78, -16.5, -9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.78, 19.02, 209.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.636, 31.318, 41.732)`
Decimal	`6922664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69A1A8, 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 #69A1A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69A1A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #69A1A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69a1a8; }
.text { color: #69a1a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69a1a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 161 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69a1a8, #6982a8); }

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Questions

What color is #69A1A8?: #69A1A8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69A1A8?: The RGB value is 105, 161, 168: 105 red, 161 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69A1A8?: The complementary color is #A87069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69A1A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.