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#69CADD Color

#69CADD is rgb(105, 202, 221) in RGB, hsl(190, 63%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 9%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#69CADD
HEX#69CADD
RGBrgb(105, 202, 221)
HSLhsl(190, 63%, 64%)
HSVhsv(190, 52%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 9%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(78.7% 0.095 212)
LABlab(75.99% -25.94 -18.78)
LCHlch(75.99% 32.02 215.91)

What #69CADD 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 #69CADD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#69CADD Channel Values

How #69CADD 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 202 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 190° · S 63% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 190° · S 52% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #69CADD 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #69CADD

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

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #69CADD

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

Shades

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

How #69CADD 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#69CADD
Protanopia#BEBEDD
Protanomaly#A3C3DD
Deuteranopia#B1B1DF
Deuteranomaly#9ABCDE
Tritanopia#63CDCD
Tritanomaly#65CCD3
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #69CADD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-69cadd: #69CADD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #69CADD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-69cadd': '#69CADD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.792, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_69cadd">#69CADD</color>
SVG fillfill="#69CADD"

More Teal Colors

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

#69CADD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #69CADD?

#69CADD is a light teal — rgb(105, 202, 221) in RGB and hsl(190, 63%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.61.

What is the RGB value of #69CADD?

#69CADD is rgb(105, 202, 221) — red 105, green 202, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #69CADD?

#69CADD converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 9%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #69CADD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #69CADD scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #69CADD 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 skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 9.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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