What color is #69977F?

#69977F 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 #69977F?

The RGB value is 105, 151, 127: 105 red, 151 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69977F?

The complementary color is #976981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69977F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69977F color

#69977F rgb(105, 151, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #69977F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 59.2% green and 49.8% blue (105, 151, 127).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#69977F color codes

HEX	`#69977F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 151, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 59.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 30%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 16%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.67, -20.9, 7.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.67, 22.28, 159.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.722, 26.668, 24.13)`
Decimal	`6920063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69977F, 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 #69977F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69977F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #69977F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69977f; }
.text { color: #69977f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69977f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 151 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69977f, #699796); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #69977F?: #69977F 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 #69977F?: The RGB value is 105, 151, 127: 105 red, 151 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69977F?: The complementary color is #976981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69977F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.