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#69DDC8 Color

#69DDC8 is rgb(105, 221, 200) in RGB, hsl(169, 63%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 10%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#69DDC8
HEX#69DDC8
RGBrgb(105, 221, 200)
HSLhsl(169, 63%, 64%)
HSVhsv(169, 52%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 10%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(82.4% 0.11 179.9)
LABlab(81.00% -38.30 -0.24)
LCHlch(81.00% 38.30 180.36)

What #69DDC8 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 #69DDC8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 8.16Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.47Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.76Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 9.81Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.66Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 13.06

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

#69DDC8 Channel Values

How #69DDC8 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 221 · B 2008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 63% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 52% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #69DDC8 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #69DDC8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #69DDC8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #69DDC8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#69DDC8
Complementary
#DD697F
Analogous
#69DD8E
Analogous
#69B8DD
Triadic
#C869DD
Triadic
#DDC869
Split comp.
#DD69B8
Split comp.
#DD8E69

Tints & Shades of #69DDC8

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

#7EE2CF
#93E6D7
#A8EBDF
#B8EFE5
#CDF4ED
#E2F8F4

Shades

#44D5BA
#2CC3A8
#249E88
#1C7D6B
#14574B
#0C362E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #69DDC8.

How #69DDC8 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#69DDC8
Protanopia#CFCFC8
Protanomaly#AFD5C8
Deuteranopia#C1C1CA
Deuteranomaly#A5CDC9
Tritanopia#6FDADA
Tritanomaly#6DDCD3
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #69DDC8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-69ddc8: #69DDC8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #69DDC8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-69ddc8': '#69DDC8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.867, blue: 0.784)
Android XML<color name="color_69ddc8">#69DDC8</color>
SVG fillfill="#69DDC8"

More Green Colors

#69DDC8 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#69DDC8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #69DDC8?

#69DDC8 is a light green — rgb(105, 221, 200) in RGB and hsl(169, 63%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.16.

What is the RGB value of #69DDC8?

#69DDC8 is rgb(105, 221, 200) — red 105, green 221, and blue 200 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #69DDC8?

#69DDC8 converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 10%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #69DDC8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #69DDC8 scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #69DDC8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #69DDC8 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 8.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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