What color is #69CAB7?

#69CAB7 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cockatoo. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69CAB7?

The RGB value is 105, 202, 183: 105 red, 202 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69CAB7?

The complementary color is #CA697C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69CAB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69CAB7 color

#69CAB7 rgb(105, 202, 183)

Shades of teal

The hex color #69CAB7 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 79.2% green and 71.8% blue (105, 202, 183).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 48% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Cockatoo (#58C8B6), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#69CAB7 color codes

HEX	`#69CAB7`
RGB	`rgb(105, 202, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 79.2%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 48%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 48%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 9%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.24, -33.23, 0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.24, 33.23, 178.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.49, 48.66, 52.313)`
Decimal	`6933175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69CAB7, 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 #69CAB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69CAB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	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 #69CAB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69cab7; }
.text { color: #69cab7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69cab7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 202 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69cab7, #69acca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #69CAB7?: #69CAB7 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cockatoo. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69CAB7?: The RGB value is 105, 202, 183: 105 red, 202 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69CAB7?: The complementary color is #CA697C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69CAB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.