What color is #69AF9B?

#69AF9B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Water Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69AF9B?

The RGB value is 105, 175, 155: 105 red, 175 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69AF9B?

The complementary color is #AF697D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69AF9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69AF9B color

#69AF9B rgb(105, 175, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #69AF9B is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 68.6% green and 60.8% blue (105, 175, 155).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Water Park (#54AF9C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#69AF9B color codes

HEX	`#69AF9B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 175, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 68.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 40%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 11%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.54, -26.81, 3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.54, 27.02, 172.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.07, 36.028, 36.532)`
Decimal	`6926235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69AF9B, 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 #69AF9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69AF9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #69AF9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69af9b; }
.text { color: #69af9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69af9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 175 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69af9b, #69a0af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #69AF9B?: #69AF9B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Water Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69AF9B?: The RGB value is 105, 175, 155: 105 red, 175 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69AF9B?: The complementary color is #AF697D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69AF9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.