What color is #69A197?

#69A197 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 #69A197?

The RGB value is 105, 161, 151: 105 red, 161 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69A197?

The complementary color is #A16973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69A197?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69A197 color

#69A197 rgb(105, 161, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #69A197 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 63.1% green and 59.2% blue (105, 161, 151).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 23% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#69A197 color codes

HEX	`#69A197`
RGB	`rgb(105, 161, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 63.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 23%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 35%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 6%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.28, -20.69, -0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.28, 20.7, 181.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.154, 30.726, 33.93)`
Decimal	`6922647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69A197, 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 #69A197	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69A197 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #69A197 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69a197; }
.text { color: #69a197; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69a197; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 161 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69a197, #698fa1); }

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Questions

What color is #69A197?: #69A197 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 #69A197?: The RGB value is 105, 161, 151: 105 red, 161 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69A197?: The complementary color is #A16973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69A197?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.