What color is #69B8BE?

#69B8BE is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69B8BE?

The RGB value is 105, 184, 190: 105 red, 184 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69B8BE?

The complementary color is #BE6F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69B8BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69B8BE color

#69B8BE rgb(105, 184, 190)

Shades of teal

The hex color #69B8BE is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 72.2% green and 74.5% blue (105, 184, 190).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 40% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Castaway (#6DBAC0), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#69B8BE color codes

HEX	`#69B8BE`
RGB	`rgb(105, 184, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 72.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 40%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 45%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 3%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.18, -22.68, -10.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.18, 25.05, 205.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.257, 40.999, 54.919)`
Decimal	`6928574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69B8BE, 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 #69B8BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69B8BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	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 #69B8BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69b8be; }
.text { color: #69b8be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69b8be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 184 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69b8be, #698dbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #69B8BE?: #69B8BE is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69B8BE?: The RGB value is 105, 184, 190: 105 red, 184 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69B8BE?: The complementary color is #BE6F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69B8BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.