What color is #69B5A9?

#69B5A9 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 #69B5A9?

The RGB value is 105, 181, 169: 105 red, 181 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69B5A9?

The complementary color is #B56975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69B5A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69B5A9 color

#69B5A9 rgb(105, 181, 169)

Shades of teal

The hex color #69B5A9 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 71% green and 66.3% blue (105, 181, 169).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 34% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#69B5A9 color codes

HEX	`#69B5A9`
RGB	`rgb(105, 181, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 71%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 34%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 42%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 7%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.69, -26.47, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.69, 26.51, 182.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.508, 38.913, 43.485)`
Decimal	`6927785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69B5A9, 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 #69B5A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69B5A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #69B5A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69b5a9; }
.text { color: #69b5a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69b5a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 181 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69b5a9, #699bb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #69B5A9?: #69B5A9 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 #69B5A9?: The RGB value is 105, 181, 169: 105 red, 181 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69B5A9?: The complementary color is #B56975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69B5A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.