What color is #69A564?

#69A564 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69A564?

The RGB value is 105, 165, 100: 105 red, 165 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69A564?

The complementary color is #A064A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69A564?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69A564 color

#69A564 rgb(105, 165, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #69A564 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 64.7% green and 39.2% blue (105, 165, 100).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 27% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Endo (#5DA464), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#69A564 color codes

HEX	`#69A564`
RGB	`rgb(105, 165, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 64.7%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 27%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 39%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 39%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.37, -32.75, 27.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.37, 42.9, 139.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.58, 30.833, 16.868)`
Decimal	`6923620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69A564, 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 #69A564	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69A564 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #69A564 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69a564; }
.text { color: #69a564; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69a564; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 165 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69a564, #64a57f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #69A564?: #69A564 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69A564?: The RGB value is 105, 165, 100: 105 red, 165 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69A564?: The complementary color is #A064A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69A564?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.