What color is #69A17B?

#69A17B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69A17B?

The RGB value is 105, 161, 123: 105 red, 161 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69A17B?

The complementary color is #A1698F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69A17B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69A17B color

#69A17B rgb(105, 161, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #69A17B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 63.1% green and 48.2% blue (105, 161, 123).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 23% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#69A17B color codes

HEX	`#69A17B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 161, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 63.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 23%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 35%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 24%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.59, -26.76, 14.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.59, 30.23, 152.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.144, 29.922, 23.344)`
Decimal	`6922619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69A17B, 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 #69A17B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69A17B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #69A17B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69a17b; }
.text { color: #69a17b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69a17b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 161 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69a17b, #69a197); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #69A17B?: #69A17B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69A17B?: The RGB value is 105, 161, 123: 105 red, 161 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69A17B?: The complementary color is #A1698F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69A17B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.