Charter is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #964d30 |
| Complementary Color | #cf8569 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Charter Color. The Water Nymph color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tall Waves (#5c9bcc) for more energetic effect. Try Blessed Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cf8569 is the best complementary color to Charter. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #69b2cf complementary color is Antique Brass, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Danube are #69cfb8 and #697fcf. Thus found on the left and right of #69b2cf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and Danube colors as they work well with Charter.
The split-complementary Charter palette consists of #cfb869 and #cf697f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cf8569). Try Laser and Charm colors in combination with #69b2cf, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #69b2cf offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Charter. Thus Wild Willow and Hopbush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Charter contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Antique Brass, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #69b2cf square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Charter tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#cf8569) and two others. The Hopbush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Antique Brass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cf69b2 and #69cf85.
In a RGB color space, hex #69b2cf is made of 21% red, 36% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Charter has a hue angle of 197.06°, a saturation of 51.52% and a lightness of 61.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #69b2cf is made of 40% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black ink.
| HEX | #69b2cf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(105,178,207) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 36%, 42% |
| CMYK | 40, 11.38, 0, 18.82 |
| HSL | hsl(197.06,51.52%,61.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.06,49.28%,81.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.0033,-14.9417,-21.7469) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0086,39.349,64.8869) |