What color is #69957E?

#69957E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69957E?

The RGB value is 105, 149, 126: 105 red, 149 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69957E?

The complementary color is #956980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69957E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69957E color

#69957E rgb(105, 149, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #69957E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 58.4% green and 49.4% blue (105, 149, 126).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#69957E color codes

HEX	`#69957E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 149, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 58.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 30%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 15%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.04, -20.08, 7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.04, 21.39, 159.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.338, 26.004, 23.682)`
Decimal	`6919550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69957E, 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 #69957E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69957E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #69957E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69957e; }
.text { color: #69957e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69957e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 149 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69957e, #699594); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #69957E?: #69957E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69957E?: The RGB value is 105, 149, 126: 105 red, 149 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69957E?: The complementary color is #956980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69957E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.