What color is #69916D?

#69916D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69916D?

The RGB value is 105, 145, 109: 105 red, 145 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69916D?

The complementary color is #91698D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69916D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69916D color

#69916D rgb(105, 145, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #69916D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 56.9% green and 42.7% blue (105, 145, 109).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#69916D color codes

HEX	`#69916D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 145, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 56.9%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 28%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 25%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.44, -21.4, 14.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.44, 26, 145.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.711, 24.357, 18.181)`
Decimal	`6918509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69916D, 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 #69916D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69916D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #69916D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69916d; }
.text { color: #69916d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69916d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 145 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69916d, #699181); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #69916D?: #69916D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69916D?: The RGB value is 105, 145, 109: 105 red, 145 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69916D?: The complementary color is #91698D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69916D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.