Recognised as Colour
#69AEBA
- #69AEBA
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#69AEBA is a cyan with RGB values 105, 174, 186 and HSL 189°, 37%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#69AEBA#69AEBA
HEX#69AEBA
RGBrgb(105, 174, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6824, 0.7294
RGB percentages41.2%, 68.2%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(188.9, 37%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.9, 43.5%, 72.9%)
CMYK43.5%, 6.5%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,926,010
CSS custom property--colour: #69AEBA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#965145
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BA7569
Analogous#69BA9E, #6985BA
Triadic#BA69AE, #AEBA69
Split complementary#BA6985, #BA9E69
Tetradic#9E69BA, #BA7569, #85BA69
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R105
G174
B186
Red105 (41.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue188.89°
Saturation (HSL)36.99%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G AE · B BA
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