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Recognised as Colour

#69CDCE

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

#69CDCE is a cyan with RGB values 105, 205, 206 and HSL 181°, 51%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#69CDCE#69CDCE
HEX#69CDCE
RGBrgb(105, 205, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.8039, 0.8078
RGB percentages41.2%, 80.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(180.6, 50.8%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180.6, 49%, 80.8%)
CMYK49%, 0.5%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,933,966
CSS custom property--colour: #69CDCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.22:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#963231

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2C5CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0B8CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Tritanopia#27D3CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 8.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.9Light seagreen · ΔE 14.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.5Turquoise · ΔE 16.8Powder blue · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 8.54, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE6A69
Analogous#69CE9D, #699BCE
Triadic#CE69CD, #CDCE69
Split complementary#CE699B, #CE9C69
Tetradic#9D69CE, #CE6A69, #9BCE69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCF3F4
Lighter +20%#B6E7E7
Lighter +10%#8FDADB
Darker −10%#43C0C1
Darker −20%#339C9E
Darker −30%#277677
Darker −40%#1A5051
More saturated +25%#50E5E7
Less saturated −25%#82B5B5

Channel breakdown

R105
G205
B206
Red105 (41.2%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue180.59°
Saturation (HSL)50.75%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G CD · B CE

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