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Recognised as Colour

#69C4CD

  • #69C4CD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#69C4CD is a cyan with RGB values 105, 196, 205 and HSL 185°, 50%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#69C4CD#69C4CD
HEX#69C4CD
RGBrgb(105, 196, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.7686, 0.8039
RGB percentages41.2%, 76.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(185.4, 50%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.4, 48.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK48.8%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,931,661
CSS custom property--colour: #69C4CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.38:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#963B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8BDCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7B1CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Tritanopia#2DCAC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.7Sky blue · ΔE 13.9Cadetblue · ΔE 15Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.4Light seagreen · ΔE 16.6Powder blue · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD7269
Analogous#69CDA4, #6992CD
Triadic#CD69C4, #C4CD69
Split complementary#CD6992, #CDA469
Tetradic#A469CD, #CD7269, #92CD69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCF1F3
Lighter +20%#B6E2E7
Lighter +10%#8FD3DA
Darker −10%#43B5C0
Darker −20%#34939C
Darker −30%#276F76
Darker −40%#1A4B50
More saturated +25%#50D9E6
Less saturated −25%#82B0B4

Channel breakdown

R105
G196
B205
Red105 (41.2%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue185.4°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G C4 · B CD

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