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#69CEB5 Color

#69CEB5 is rgb(105, 206, 181) in RGB, hsl(165, 51%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 12%, 19%) 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 5.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#69CEB5
HEX#69CEB5
RGBrgb(105, 206, 181)
HSLhsl(165, 51%, 61%)
HSVhsv(165, 49%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 12%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.102 175.3)
LABlab(76.19% -35.53 2.90)
LCHlch(76.19% 35.65 175.33)

What #69CEB5 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 #69CEB5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.45Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.4Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.16Keppel#3AB09EΔE 11.87Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 12.14Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 12.34

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

#69CEB5 Channel Values

How #69CEB5 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 206 · B 1818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 51% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 49% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #69CEB5 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 text11.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #69CEB5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #69CEB5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #69CEB5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#69CEB5
Complementary
#CE6982
Analogous
#69CE82
Analogous
#69B5CE
Triadic
#B569CE
Triadic
#CEB569
Split comp.
#CE69B5
Split comp.
#CE8269

Tints & Shades of #69CEB5

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

#7CD5BE
#93DCCA
#A6E2D3
#BAE9DD
#CDEFE6
#E4F6F2

Shades

#4AC4A6
#38AD90
#2E8E76
#236C5A
#194D40
#0F2E26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #69CEB5.

How #69CEB5 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#69CEB5
Protanopia#C1C1B5
Protanomaly#A5C7B5
Deuteranopia#B5B5B7
Deuteranomaly#9CBFB6
Tritanopia#70CBCB
Tritanomaly#6DCCC3
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #69CEB5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-69ceb5: #69CEB5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #69CEB5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-69ceb5': '#69CEB5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.808, blue: 0.710)
Android XML<color name="color_69ceb5">#69CEB5</color>
SVG fillfill="#69CEB5"

More Green Colors

#69CEB5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#69CEB5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #69CEB5?

#69CEB5 is a light green — rgb(105, 206, 181) in RGB and hsl(165, 51%, 61%) 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 5.45.

What is the RGB value of #69CEB5?

#69CEB5 is rgb(105, 206, 181) — red 105, green 206, and blue 181 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #69CEB5?

#69CEB5 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 12%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #69CEB5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #69CEB5 scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #69CEB5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #69CEB5 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 5.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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