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#469999 color: Aquatic Green

#469999 is rgb(70, 153, 153) in RGB and oklch(63.2% 0.0803 195.313) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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180°
100%

63.2%
0.080
195°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Slate
  • teal-600
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.35:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #469999

#469999 is a soft cyan color. In OKLCH it has 63.2% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 195°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.35:1 contrast and black text 6.28:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Aquatic Green (#49999a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #469999 mixed with white

  1. 469999
  2. 5ba3a3
  3. 6fadad
  4. 81b7b7
  5. 94c1c1
  6. a6cbcb
  7. b7d6d5
  8. c9e0df
  9. dbeaea
  10. edf5f4

Darker: #469999 mixed with black

  1. 469999
  2. 3c8484
  3. 327070
  4. 285d5d
  5. 1e4a4a
  6. 153838
  7. 0d2727
  8. 051717
  9. 020808
  10. 000101

Calmer: #469999 with less saturation

  1. 469999
  2. 509897
  3. 589696
  4. 609594
  5. 679393
  6. 6e9291
  7. 749090
  8. 7a8f8e
  9. 7f8d8d
  10. 848b8b

Questions about #469999

What color is #469999?

#469999 is soft cyan. The closest named color is Aquatic Green. In RGB it is rgb(70, 153, 153), in HSL hsl(180, 37.22%, 43.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.2% 0.0803 195.313).

What colors go well with #469999?

The complementary color of #469999 is #b5767a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #57997e and #4f94af. The triadic partners are #9c7bab and #a68350.

Is white or black text more readable on #469999?

White text reads better on #469999: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and black gives 6.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #469999 a warm or cool color?

#469999 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 195 degrees, its lightness 63.2% and its chroma 0.08.