What color is #69A4CC?

#69A4CC is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Wandering River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69A4CC?

The RGB value is 105, 164, 204: 105 red, 164 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69A4CC?

The complementary color is #CC9169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69A4CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69A4CC color

#69A4CC rgb(105, 164, 204)

Shades of blue

The hex color #69A4CC is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 64.3% green and 80% blue (105, 164, 204).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 49% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Wandering River (#73A4C6), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#69A4CC color codes

HEX	`#69A4CC`
RGB	`rgb(105, 164, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 64.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 49%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 49%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 20%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.89, -8.25, -26.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.89, 27.63, 252.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.996, 33.912, 62.08)`
Decimal	`6923468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69A4CC, 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 #69A4CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69A4CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #69A4CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69a4cc; }
.text { color: #69a4cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69a4cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 164 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69a4cc, #6973cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #69A4CC?: #69A4CC is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Wandering River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69A4CC?: The RGB value is 105, 164, 204: 105 red, 164 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69A4CC?: The complementary color is #CC9169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69A4CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.