What color is #069000?

#069000 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Maniac Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #069000?

The RGB value is 6, 144, 0: 6 red, 144 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #069000?

The complementary color is #8A0090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #069000?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#069000 color

#069000 rgb(6, 144, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #069000 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 56.5% green and 0% blue (6, 144, 0).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 96% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Maniac Green (#009000), a difference of 0.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#069000 color codes

HEX	`#069000`
RGB	`rgb(6, 144, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 56.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 100%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(96%, 0%, 100%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.82, -55.91, 54.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.82, 78, 135.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.048, 19.984, 3.328)`
Decimal	`430080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #069000, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #069000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#069000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #069000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #069000; }
.text { color: #069000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #069000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 144 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #069000, #009042); }

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Questions

What color is #069000?: #069000 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Maniac Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #069000?: The RGB value is 6, 144, 0: 6 red, 144 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #069000?: The complementary color is #8A0090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #069000?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.