What color is #69A69B?

#69A69B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69A69B?

The RGB value is 105, 166, 155: 105 red, 166 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69A69B?

The complementary color is #A66974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69A69B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69A69B color

#69A69B rgb(105, 166, 155)

Shades of teal

The hex color #69A69B is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 65.1% green and 60.8% blue (105, 166, 155).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 26% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#69A69B color codes

HEX	`#69A69B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 166, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 65.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 26%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 37%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.87, -22.3, -0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.87, 22.31, 181.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.376, 32.641, 35.967)`
Decimal	`6923931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69A69B, 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 #69A69B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69A69B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #69A69B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69a69b; }
.text { color: #69a69b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69a69b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 166 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69a69b, #6993a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #69A69B?: #69A69B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69A69B?: The RGB value is 105, 166, 155: 105 red, 166 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69A69B?: The complementary color is #A66974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69A69B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.