What color is #69A073?

#69A073 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69A073?

The RGB value is 105, 160, 115: 105 red, 160 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69A073?

The complementary color is #A06996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69A073?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69A073 color

#69A073 rgb(105, 160, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #69A073 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 62.7% green and 45.1% blue (105, 160, 115).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#69A073 color codes

HEX	`#69A073`
RGB	`rgb(105, 160, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 62.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 34%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 28%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.12, -27.8, 17.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.12, 33.04, 147.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.49, 29.382, 20.755)`
Decimal	`6922355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69A073, 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 #69A073	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69A073 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #69A073 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69a073; }
.text { color: #69a073; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69a073; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 160 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69a073, #69a08f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #69A073?: #69A073 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69A073?: The RGB value is 105, 160, 115: 105 red, 160 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69A073?: The complementary color is #A06996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69A073?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.