What color is #69A5A5?

#69A5A5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69A5A5?

The RGB value is 105, 165, 165: 105 red, 165 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69A5A5?

The complementary color is #A56969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69A5A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69A5A5 color

#69A5A5 rgb(105, 165, 165)

Shades of teal

The hex color #69A5A5 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 64.7% green and 64.7% blue (105, 165, 165).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 25% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#69A5A5 color codes

HEX	`#69A5A5`
RGB	`rgb(105, 165, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 64.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 25%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 36%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.86, -19.35, -6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.86, 20.31, 197.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.07, 32.628, 40.514)`
Decimal	`6923685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69A5A5, 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 #69A5A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69A5A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #69A5A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69a5a5; }
.text { color: #69a5a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69a5a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 165 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69a5a5, #6987a5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #69A5A5?: #69A5A5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69A5A5?: The RGB value is 105, 165, 165: 105 red, 165 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69A5A5?: The complementary color is #A56969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69A5A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.