Colour
#69ABAE
- #69ABAE
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#69ABAE is a cyan with RGB values 105, 171, 174 and HSL 183°, 30%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#69ABAE#69ABAE
HEX#69ABAE
RGBrgb(105, 171, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6706, 0.6824
RGB percentages41.2%, 67.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(182.6, 29.9%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.6, 39.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK39.7%, 1.7%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,925,230
CSS custom property--colour: #69ABAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#965451
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE6C69
Analogous#69AE8F, #6988AE
Triadic#AE69AB, #ABAE69
Split complementary#AE6988, #AE8F69
Tetradic#8F69AE, #AE6C69, #89AE69
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R105
G171
B174
Red105 (41.2%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue182.61°
Saturation (HSL)29.87%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G AB · B AE
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