What color is #69AEA7?

#69AEA7 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69AEA7?

The RGB value is 105, 174, 167: 105 red, 174 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69AEA7?

The complementary color is #AE6970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69AEA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69AEA7 color

#69AEA7 rgb(105, 174, 167)

Shades of teal

The hex color #69AEA7 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 68.2% green and 65.5% blue (105, 174, 167).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#69AEA7 color codes

HEX	`#69AEA7`
RGB	`rgb(105, 174, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 68.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 40%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 4%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.57, -23.47, -3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.57, 23.69, 187.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.934, 36.063, 42.041)`
Decimal	`6925991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69AEA7, 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 #69AEA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69AEA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #69AEA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69aea7; }
.text { color: #69aea7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69aea7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 174 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69aea7, #6993ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #69AEA7?: #69AEA7 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69AEA7?: The RGB value is 105, 174, 167: 105 red, 174 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69AEA7?: The complementary color is #AE6970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69AEA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.