What color is #69847B?

#69847B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69847B?

The RGB value is 105, 132, 123: 105 red, 132 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69847B?

The complementary color is #846972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69847B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69847B color

#69847B rgb(105, 132, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69847B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 51.8% green and 48.2% blue (105, 132, 123).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#69847B color codes

HEX	`#69847B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 132, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 51.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 7%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.88, -11.63, 1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.88, 11.75, 171.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.651, 20.935, 21.846)`
Decimal	`6915195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69847B, 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 #69847B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69847B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #69847B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69847b; }
.text { color: #69847b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69847b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 132 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69847b, #698084); }

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Questions

What color is #69847B?: #69847B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69847B?: The RGB value is 105, 132, 123: 105 red, 132 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69847B?: The complementary color is #846972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69847B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.