What color is #69A55D?

#69A55D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69A55D?

The RGB value is 105, 165, 93: 105 red, 165 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69A55D?

The complementary color is #995DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69A55D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69A55D color

#69A55D rgb(105, 165, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #69A55D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 64.7% green and 36.5% blue (105, 165, 93).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 29% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#69A55D color codes

HEX	`#69A55D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 165, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 64.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 29%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 44%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 44%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.26, -33.82, 31.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.26, 46.05, 137.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.256, 30.703, 15.16)`
Decimal	`6923613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69A55D, 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 #69A55D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69A55D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #69A55D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69a55d; }
.text { color: #69a55d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69a55d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 165 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69a55d, #5da575); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #69A55D?: #69A55D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69A55D?: The RGB value is 105, 165, 93: 105 red, 165 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69A55D?: The complementary color is #995DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69A55D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.