What color is #69954D?

#69954D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69954D?

The RGB value is 105, 149, 77: 105 red, 149 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69954D?

The complementary color is #794D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69954D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69954D color

#69954D rgb(105, 149, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #69954D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 58.4% green and 30.2% blue (105, 149, 77).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 32% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bavarian Green (#749A54), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#69954D color codes

HEX	`#69954D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 149, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 58.4%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 32%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 48%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 48%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.11, -28.46, 33.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.11, 43.7, 130.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.912, 25.033, 10.908)`
Decimal	`6919501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69954D, 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 #69954D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69954D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #69954D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69954d; }
.text { color: #69954d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69954d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 149 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69954d, #4d9555); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #69954D?: #69954D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69954D?: The RGB value is 105, 149, 77: 105 red, 149 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69954D?: The complementary color is #794D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69954D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.