#69AEB3
Dusty Blue · light cool teal
About #69AEB3
#69AEB3 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 41% red, 68% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 41% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Dusty Blue and Sky Blue (ΔE 17.7); Sky Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B36E69 — a old rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #69AEB3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #69AEB3?
#69AEB3 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 41% red, 68% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 41% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #69AEB3?
Use black text. Black on #69AEB3 has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #69AEB3?
Its complementary colour is #B36E69, and analogous partners are #69B393 and #6989B3.