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#69CDCF Petrichor

#69CDCF is a light, moderately saturated turquoise named Petrichor. In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 80.4% green and 81.2% blue (rgb(105, 205, 207)). Its HSL value is 181° hue, 52% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 49% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #69CDCF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.23:1.

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Variations of #69CDCF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#69CDCF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#69CDCF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #69CDCF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B0B8D0
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1C5CF
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFC6D0
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B0B8D0
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A0C0D0
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #26D3CD
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #55CFCE
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ADC2C2

#69CDCF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.87:1 Very poor#69CDCF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.23:1 Very good#69CDCF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#69CDCF in CSS

/* Petrichor */
.color { color: #69CDCF; }
.background { background-color: #69CDCF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #69CDCF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(105 205 207);
color: hsl(181 52% 61%);
color: oklch(0.789 0.094 197.2);

#69CDCF FAQ

What color is #69CDCF?

#69CDCF is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Petrichor. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #69CDCF?

#69CDCF is rgb(105, 205, 207) in RGB, hsl(181, 52%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(49%, 1%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #69CDCF?

The complementary color of #69CDCF is #CF6B69, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #69CDCF?

Black text has the best contrast on #69CDCF: 11.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #69CDCF a warm or cool color?

#69CDCF is a cool color.