What color is #69876F?

#69876F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69876F?

The RGB value is 105, 135, 111: 105 red, 135 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69876F?

The complementary color is #876981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69876F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69876F color

#69876F rgb(105, 135, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #69876F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 52.9% green and 43.5% blue (105, 135, 111).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#69876F color codes

HEX	`#69876F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 135, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 52.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 18%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.47, -15.76, 9.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.47, 18.38, 149)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.358, 21.478, 18.267)`
Decimal	`6915951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69876F, 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 #69876F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69876F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #69876F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69876f; }
.text { color: #69876f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69876f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 135 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69876f, #69877e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #69876F?: #69876F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69876F?: The RGB value is 105, 135, 111: 105 red, 135 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69876F?: The complementary color is #876981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69876F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.