What color is #69887B?

#69887B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69887B?

The RGB value is 105, 136, 123: 105 red, 136 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69887B?

The complementary color is #886976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69887B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69887B color

#69887B rgb(105, 136, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #69887B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 53.3% green and 48.2% blue (105, 136, 123).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#69887B color codes

HEX	`#69887B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 136, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 53.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.07, -13.82, 3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.07, 14.23, 166.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.204, 22.041, 22.03)`
Decimal	`6916219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69887B, 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 #69887B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69887B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #69887B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69887b; }
.text { color: #69887b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69887b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 136 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69887b, #698588); }

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Questions

What color is #69887B?: #69887B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69887B?: The RGB value is 105, 136, 123: 105 red, 136 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69887B?: The complementary color is #886976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69887B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.