What color is #69AB7E?

#69AB7E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69AB7E?

The RGB value is 105, 171, 126: 105 red, 171 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69AB7E?

The complementary color is #AB6996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69AB7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69AB7E color

#69AB7E rgb(105, 171, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #69AB7E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 67.1% green and 49.4% blue (105, 171, 126).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#69AB7E color codes

HEX	`#69AB7E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 171, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 67.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 26%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.67, -31.02, 16.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.67, 35.23, 151.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.153, 33.634, 24.954)`
Decimal	`6925182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69AB7E, 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 #69AB7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69AB7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #69AB7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69ab7e; }
.text { color: #69ab7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69ab7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 171 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69ab7e, #69ab9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #69AB7E?: #69AB7E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69AB7E?: The RGB value is 105, 171, 126: 105 red, 171 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69AB7E?: The complementary color is #AB6996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69AB7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.