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#469ca6 color: Sea Sparkle

#469ca6 is rgb(70, 156, 166) in RGB and oklch(64.415% 0.0834 205.629) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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186°
100%

64.4%
0.083
206°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Slate
  • cyan-600
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.20:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #469ca6

#469ca6 is a soft cyan color. In OKLCH it has 64.4% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 206°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.2:1 contrast and black text 6.57:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sea Sparkle (#469ba7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #469ca6 mixed with white

  1. 469ca6
  2. 5ca6af
  3. 6fb0b7
  4. 82b9c0
  5. 94c3c9
  6. a6cdd2
  7. b8d7db
  8. cae1e4
  9. dbebed
  10. edf5f6

Darker: #469ca6 mixed with black

  1. 469ca6
  2. 3c8790
  3. 32737a
  4. 285f65
  5. 1e4c51
  6. 15393e
  7. 0d282b
  8. 05181a
  9. 02090a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #469ca6 with less saturation

  1. 469ca6
  2. 509ba4
  3. 5999a1
  4. 61989f
  5. 69979c
  6. 70959a
  7. 769497
  8. 7c9295
  9. 829192
  10. 888f90

Questions about #469ca6

What color is #469ca6?

#469ca6 is soft cyan. The closest named color is Sea Sparkle. In RGB it is rgb(70, 156, 166), in HSL hsl(186.25, 40.68%, 46.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.415% 0.0834 205.629).

What colors go well with #469ca6?

The complementary color of #469ca6 is #bb7973. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #509e8b and #5896b9. The triadic partners are #a87ca9 and #a48a4f.

Is white or black text more readable on #469ca6?

Black text reads better on #469ca6: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and black gives 6.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #469ca6 a warm or cool color?

#469ca6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 206 degrees, its lightness 64.4% and its chroma 0.083.