What color is #69AD80?

#69AD80 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 #69AD80?

The RGB value is 105, 173, 128: 105 red, 173 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69AD80?

The complementary color is #AD6996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69AD80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69AD80 color

#69AD80 rgb(105, 173, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #69AD80 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 67.8% green and 50.2% blue (105, 173, 128).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 29% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#69AD80 color codes

HEX	`#69AD80`
RGB	`rgb(105, 173, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 67.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 29%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 39%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 26%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.32, -31.58, 16.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.32, 35.63, 152.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.664, 34.447, 25.767)`
Decimal	`6925696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69AD80, 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 #69AD80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69AD80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #69AD80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69ad80; }
.text { color: #69ad80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69ad80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 173 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69ad80, #69ada2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #69AD80?: #69AD80 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 #69AD80?: The RGB value is 105, 173, 128: 105 red, 173 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69AD80?: The complementary color is #AD6996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69AD80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.