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#69BFA9 Color

#69BFA9 is rgb(105, 191, 169) in RGB, hsl(165, 40%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 0%, 12%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#69BFA9
HEX#69BFA9
RGBrgb(105, 191, 169)
HSLhsl(165, 40%, 58%)
HSVhsv(165, 45%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 12%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.09 175.2)
LABlab(71.49% -31.28 2.61)
LCHlch(71.49% 31.39 175.22)

What #69BFA9 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #69BFA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.26Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.4Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 9.47Keppel#3AB09EΔE 9.47Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 10.35Zomp#39A78EΔE 11.24

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#69BFA9 Channel Values

How #69BFA9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 105 · G 191 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 40% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 45% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #69BFA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #69BFA9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #69BFA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #69BFA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#69BFA9
Complementary
#BF697E
Analogous
#69BF7E
Analogous
#69A9BF
Triadic
#A969BF
Triadic
#BFA969
Split comp.
#BF69A9
Split comp.
#BF7E69

Tints & Shades of #69BFA9

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7EC8B6
#90D0C0
#A6D9CC
#BBE2D8
#D1EBE4
#E2F3EF

Shades

#4DB399
#429A84
#367D6B
#296053
#1D443A
#122B25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #69BFA9.

How #69BFA9 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#69BFA9
Protanopia#B4B4A9
Protanomaly#9CB8A9
Deuteranopia#A9A9AB
Deuteranomaly#93B2AA
Tritanopia#6EBCBC
Tritanomaly#6CBDB5
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

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Using #69BFA9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-69bfa9: #69BFA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #69BFA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-69bfa9': '#69BFA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.749, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_69bfa9">#69BFA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#69BFA9"

More Green Colors

#69BFA9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#69BFA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #69BFA9?

#69BFA9 is a mid-tone green — rgb(105, 191, 169) in RGB and hsl(165, 40%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.26.

What is the RGB value of #69BFA9?

#69BFA9 is rgb(105, 191, 169) — red 105, green 191, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #69BFA9?

#69BFA9 converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 0%, 12%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #69BFA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #69BFA9 scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #69BFA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #69BFA9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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