What color is #69914D?

#69914D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Hidden Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69914D?

The RGB value is 105, 145, 77: 105 red, 145 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69914D?

The complementary color is #754D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69914D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69914D color

#69914D rgb(105, 145, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #69914D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 56.9% green and 30.2% blue (105, 145, 77).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 31% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Hidden Paradise (#5E8B3D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#69914D color codes

HEX	`#69914D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 145, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 56.9%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 31%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 47%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 47%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.88, -26.5, 31.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.88, 41.27, 129.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.29, 23.789, 10.701)`
Decimal	`6918477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69914D, 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 #69914D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69914D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #69914D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69914d; }
.text { color: #69914d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69914d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 145 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69914d, #4d9153); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #69914D?: #69914D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Hidden Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69914D?: The RGB value is 105, 145, 77: 105 red, 145 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69914D?: The complementary color is #754D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69914D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.