What color is #69855A?

#69855A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69855A?

The RGB value is 105, 133, 90: 105 red, 133 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69855A?

The complementary color is #765A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69855A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69855A color

#69855A rgb(105, 133, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #69855A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 52.2% green and 35.3% blue (105, 133, 90).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#69855A color codes

HEX	`#69855A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 133, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 52.2%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 32%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 32%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.42, -18.48, 20.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.42, 27.25, 132.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.058, 20.516, 12.785)`
Decimal	`6915418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69855A, 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 #69855A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69855A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #69855A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69855a; }
.text { color: #69855a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69855a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 133 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69855a, #5a8560); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #69855A?: #69855A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69855A?: The RGB value is 105, 133, 90: 105 red, 133 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69855A?: The complementary color is #765A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69855A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.