Palettes / Colors / #69DEDE

#69DEDE — Teal

#69DEDE is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #69DEDE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#69DEDE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DE6868; it also sits naturally between #68DEA3 and #68A3DE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 41% · Green 87% · Blue 87%

Cyan 53% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #69DEDE

.text { color: #69DEDE; }
.background { background-color: #69DEDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #69DEDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 222, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 64%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #69DEDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 222, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #69DEDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 222, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#69DEDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#69DEDE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DE6868:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #69DEDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #69DEDE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #69DEDE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #69DEDE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #69DEDD  ·  #69DEDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #69DEDE?

#69DEDE is Teal, a teal color (RGB 105, 222, 222). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #69DEDE?

#69DEDE is RGB 105, 222, 222 — HSL 180°, 64%, 64% — CMYK 53%, 0%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #69DEDE?

Its complement is #DE6868; analogous partners are #68DEA3 and #68A3DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #69DEDE for text?

Black text on #69DEDE has a contrast ratio of 13.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.