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Recognised as Colour

#69CDC6

  • #69CDC6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#69CDC6 is a cyan with RGB values 105, 205, 198 and HSL 176°, 50%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#69CDC6#69CDC6
HEX#69CDC6
RGBrgb(105, 205, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.8039, 0.7765
RGB percentages41.2%, 80.4%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(175.8, 50%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.8, 48.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK48.8%, 0%, 3.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,933,958
CSS custom property--colour: #69CDC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.15:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#963239

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3C4C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B8C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Tritanopia#30D1CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 7Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.1Light seagreen · ΔE 12.6Turquoise · ΔE 14Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 7, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD6970
Analogous#69CD94, #69A2CD
Triadic#C669CD, #CDC669
Split complementary#CD69A2, #CD9469
Tetradic#9469CD, #CD6970, #A2CD69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCF3F2
Lighter +20%#B6E7E3
Lighter +10%#8FDAD5
Darker −10%#43C0B7
Darker −20%#349C95
Darker −30%#277670
Darker −40%#1A504C
More saturated +25%#50E6DB
Less saturated −25%#82B4B1

Channel breakdown

R105
G205
B198
Red105 (41.2%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue175.8°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 69 · G CD · B C6

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