Recognised as Colour
#69AF9A
- #69AF9A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#69AF9A is a cyan with RGB values 105, 175, 154 and HSL 162°, 30%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#69AF9A#69AF9A
HEX#69AF9A
RGBrgb(105, 175, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6863, 0.6039
RGB percentages41.2%, 68.6%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(162, 30.4%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162, 40%, 68.6%)
CMYK40%, 0%, 12%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,926,234
CSS custom property--colour: #69AF9A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#965065
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AF697E
Analogous#69AF77, #69A1AF
Triadic#9A69AF, #AF9A69
Split complementary#AF69A1, #AF7769
Tetradic#7769AF, #AF697E, #A1AF69
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R105
G175
B154
Red105 (41.2%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue162°
Saturation (HSL)30.43%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 69 · G AF · B 9A
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