What color is #69A349?

#69A349 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69A349?

The RGB value is 105, 163, 73: 105 red, 163 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69A349?

The complementary color is #8349A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69A349?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69A349 color

#69A349 rgb(105, 163, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #69A349 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 63.9% green and 28.6% blue (105, 163, 73).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 38% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jewels (#58A64B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#69A349 color codes

HEX	`#69A349`
RGB	`rgb(105, 163, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 63.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 38%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 55%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 55%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.38, -35.5, 40.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.38, 53.74, 131.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.125, 29.678, 10.97)`
Decimal	`6923081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69A349, 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 #69A349	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69A349 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #69A349 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69a349; }
.text { color: #69a349; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69a349; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 163 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69a349, #49a356); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #69A349?: #69A349 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69A349?: The RGB value is 105, 163, 73: 105 red, 163 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69A349?: The complementary color is #8349A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69A349?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.