What color is #69AD87?

#69AD87 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 #69AD87?

The RGB value is 105, 173, 135: 105 red, 173 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69AD87?

The complementary color is #AD698F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69AD87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69AD87 color

#69AD87 rgb(105, 173, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #69AD87 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 67.8% green and 52.9% blue (105, 173, 135).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 29% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#69AD87 color codes

HEX	`#69AD87`
RGB	`rgb(105, 173, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 67.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 29%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 39%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 22%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.47, -30.19, 12.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.47, 32.81, 156.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.141, 34.638, 28.278)`
Decimal	`6925703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69AD87, 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 #69AD87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69AD87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #69AD87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69ad87; }
.text { color: #69ad87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69ad87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 173 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69ad87, #69ada9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #69AD87?: #69AD87 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 #69AD87?: The RGB value is 105, 173, 135: 105 red, 173 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69AD87?: The complementary color is #AD698F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69AD87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.