What color is #69B29D?

#69B29D 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 #69B29D?

The RGB value is 105, 178, 157: 105 red, 178 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69B29D?

The complementary color is #B2697E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69B29D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69B29D color

#69B29D rgb(105, 178, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #69B29D is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 69.8% green and 61.6% blue (105, 178, 157).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 32% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Water Park (#54AF9C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#69B29D color codes

HEX	`#69B29D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 178, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 69.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 32%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 41%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 12%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.48, -27.83, 3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.48, 28.06, 172.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.83, 37.276, 37.62)`
Decimal	`6927005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69B29D, 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 #69B29D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69B29D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #69B29D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69b29d; }
.text { color: #69b29d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69b29d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 178 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69b29d, #69a2b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #69B29D?: #69B29D 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 #69B29D?: The RGB value is 105, 178, 157: 105 red, 178 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69B29D?: The complementary color is #B2697E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69B29D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.