Palettes / Colors / #69ECDD
#69ECDD — Light Vivid Teal
#69ECDD is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #69ECDD 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.
#69ECDD 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 #EC6979; it also sits naturally between #69EC9C and #69BAEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #69ECDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 105, 236, 221 |
| HSL | 173°, 78%, 67% |
| HSV | 173°, 56%, 93% |
| CMYK | 56%, 0%, 6%, 7% |
| XYZ | 48.87, 68.21, 79.00 |
| Yxy | 68.21, 0.2492, 0.3479 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.11, -39.58, -3.66 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.59, -35.05, -3.52 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 41% · Green 93% · Blue 87%
Cyan 56% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #69ECDD
.text { color: #69ECDD; }
.background { background-color: #69ECDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #69ECDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 236, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 78%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #69ECDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 236, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #69ECDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 236, 221, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#69ECDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#69ECDD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EC6979:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.43:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.64:1 AAA |
Best text color on #69ECDD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #69ECDD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #69ECDD: ·
How #69ECDD 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 #69ECDD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #69ECDD?
#69ECDD is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 105, 236, 221). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.
What is the RGB and HSL of #69ECDD?
#69ECDD is RGB 105, 236, 221 — HSL 173°, 78%, 67% — CMYK 56%, 0%, 6%, 7%.
What colors go with #69ECDD?
Its complement is #EC6979; analogous partners are #69EC9C and #69BAEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #69ECDD for text?
Black text on #69ECDD has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.