Colour
#69998C
- #69998C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#69998C is a cyan with RGB values 105, 153, 140 and HSL 164°, 19%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#69998C#69998C
HEX#69998C
RGBrgb(105, 153, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6, 0.549
RGB percentages41.2%, 60%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(163.8, 19%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.8, 31.4%, 60%)
CMYK31.4%, 0%, 8.5%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,920,588
CSS custom property--colour: #69998C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#966673
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#996976
Analogous#699974, #698E99
Triadic#8C6999, #998C69
Split complementary#99698E, #997469
Tetradic#746999, #996976, #8E9969
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R105
G153
B140
Red105 (41.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue163.75°
Saturation (HSL)19.05%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 69 · G 99 · B 8C
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