Recognised as Colour
#699C85
- #699C85
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#699C85 is a cyan with RGB values 105, 156, 133 and HSL 153°, 20%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#699C85#699C85
HEX#699C85
RGBrgb(105, 156, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6118, 0.5216
RGB percentages41.2%, 61.2%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(152.9, 20.5%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(152.9, 32.7%, 61.2%)
CMYK32.7%, 0%, 14.7%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,921,349
CSS custom property--colour: #699C85;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.69:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#96637A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C6980
Analogous#699C6B, #69999C
Triadic#85699C, #9C8569
Split complementary#9C6999, #9C6B69
Tetradic#6C699C, #9C6980, #9A9C69
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R105
G156
B133
Red105 (41.2%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue152.94°
Saturation (HSL)20.48%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 69 · G 9C · B 85
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