What color is #69A48A?

#69A48A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69A48A?

The RGB value is 105, 164, 138: 105 red, 164 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69A48A?

The complementary color is #A46983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69A48A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69A48A color

#69A48A rgb(105, 164, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #69A48A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 64.3% green and 54.1% blue (105, 164, 138).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 24% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#69A48A color codes

HEX	`#69A48A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 164, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 64.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 24%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 36%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 16%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.83, -25.15, 7.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.83, 26.23, 163.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.687, 31.388, 28.85)`
Decimal	`6923402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69A48A, 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 #69A48A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69A48A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #69A48A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69a48a; }
.text { color: #69a48a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69a48a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 164 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69a48a, #69a1a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #69A48A?: #69A48A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69A48A?: The RGB value is 105, 164, 138: 105 red, 164 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69A48A?: The complementary color is #A46983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69A48A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.