What color is #69996E?

#69996E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69996E?

The RGB value is 105, 153, 110: 105 red, 153 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69996E?

The complementary color is #996994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69996E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69996E color

#69996E rgb(105, 153, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #69996E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 60% green and 43.1% blue (105, 153, 110).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#69996E color codes

HEX	`#69996E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 153, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 60%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 28%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.89, -25.26, 17.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.89, 30.78, 145.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.03, 26.911, 18.888)`
Decimal	`6920558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69996E, 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 #69996E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69996E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #69996E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69996e; }
.text { color: #69996e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69996e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 153 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69996e, #699986); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #69996E?: #69996E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69996E?: The RGB value is 105, 153, 110: 105 red, 153 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69996E?: The complementary color is #996994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69996E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.