What color is #69AF70?

#69AF70 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69AF70?

The RGB value is 105, 175, 112: 105 red, 175 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69AF70?

The complementary color is #AF69A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69AF70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69AF70 color

#69AF70 rgb(105, 175, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #69AF70 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 68.6% green and 43.9% blue (105, 175, 112).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#69AF70 color codes

HEX	`#69AF70`
RGB	`rgb(105, 175, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 68.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 40%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 36%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.62, -35.42, 25.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.62, 43.69, 144.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.079, 34.832, 20.78)`
Decimal	`6926192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69AF70, 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 #69AF70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69AF70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #69AF70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69af70; }
.text { color: #69af70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69af70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 175 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69af70, #69af93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #69AF70?: #69AF70 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69AF70?: The RGB value is 105, 175, 112: 105 red, 175 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69AF70?: The complementary color is #AF69A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69AF70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.