Recognised as Colour
#69B297
- #69B297
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#69B297 is a cyan with RGB values 105, 178, 151 and HSL 158°, 32%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#69B297#69B297
HEX#69B297
RGBrgb(105, 178, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.698, 0.5922
RGB percentages41.2%, 69.8%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(157.8, 32.2%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.8, 41%, 69.8%)
CMYK41%, 0%, 15.2%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,926,999
CSS custom property--colour: #69B297;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#964D68
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B26984
Analogous#69B273, #69A8B2
Triadic#9769B2, #B29769
Split complementary#B269A8, #B27369
Tetradic#7369B2, #B26984, #A9B269
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R105
G178
B151
Red105 (41.2%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue157.81°
Saturation (HSL)32.16%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 69 · G B2 · B 97
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