What color is #69A095?

#69A095 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69A095?

The RGB value is 105, 160, 149: 105 red, 160 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69A095?

The complementary color is #A06974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69A095?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69A095 color

#69A095 rgb(105, 160, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #69A095 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 62.7% green and 58.4% blue (105, 160, 149).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#69A095 color codes

HEX	`#69A095`
RGB	`rgb(105, 160, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 62.7%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 34%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 7%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.92, -20.64, -0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.92, 20.64, 180.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.819, 30.313, 33.024)`
Decimal	`6922389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69A095, 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 #69A095	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69A095 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	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 #69A095 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69a095; }
.text { color: #69a095; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69a095; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 160 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69a095, #6990a0); }

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Questions

What color is #69A095?: #69A095 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69A095?: The RGB value is 105, 160, 149: 105 red, 160 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69A095?: The complementary color is #A06974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69A095?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.