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Recognised as Colour

#69A996

  • #69A996
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#69A996 is a cyan with RGB values 105, 169, 150 and HSL 162°, 27%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#69A996#69A996
HEX#69A996
RGBrgb(105, 169, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6627, 0.5882
RGB percentages41.2%, 66.3%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(162.2, 27.1%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.2, 37.9%, 66.3%)
CMYK37.9%, 0%, 11.2%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,924,694
CSS custom property--colour: #69A996;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.72:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#965669

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5A195no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A9A97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#56AAA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.5Light seagreen · ΔE 15.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18Dark cyan · ΔE 18.4Teal · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9697C
Analogous#69A976, #699CA9
Triadic#9669A9, #A99669
Split complementary#A9699C, #A97669
Tetradic#7669A9, #A9697C, #9CA969

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF3F1
Lighter +30%#CAE1DA
Lighter +20%#AACEC3
Lighter +10%#89BCAD
Darker −10%#518E7C
Darker −20%#3F6D5F
Darker −30%#2C4D43
Darker −40%#1A2C27
More saturated +25%#4CC6A2
Less saturated −25%#878C8A

Channel breakdown

R105
G169
B150
Red105 (41.2%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue162.19°
Saturation (HSL)27.12%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 69 · G A9 · B 96

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