What color is #69897E?

#69897E 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 #69897E?

The RGB value is 105, 137, 126: 105 red, 137 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69897E?

The complementary color is #896974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69897E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69897E color

#69897E rgb(105, 137, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #69897E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 53.7% green and 49.4% blue (105, 137, 126).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#69897E color codes

HEX	`#69897E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 137, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 53.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 8%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.45, -13.71, 2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.45, 13.88, 170.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.536, 22.4, 23.082)`
Decimal	`6916478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69897E, 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 #69897E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69897E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #69897E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69897e; }
.text { color: #69897e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69897e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 137 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69897e, #698489); }

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Questions

What color is #69897E?: #69897E 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 #69897E?: The RGB value is 105, 137, 126: 105 red, 137 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69897E?: The complementary color is #896974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69897E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.