What color is #69B369?

#69B369 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69B369?

The RGB value is 105, 179, 105: 105 red, 179 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69B369?

The complementary color is #B369B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69B369?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69B369 color

#69B369 rgb(105, 179, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #69B369 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 70.2% green and 41.2% blue (105, 179, 105).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 33% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#69B369 color codes

HEX	`#69B369`
RGB	`rgb(105, 179, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 70.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 33%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 41%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 41%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.72, -38.36, 30.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.72, 49.15, 141.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.494, 36.262, 19.07)`
Decimal	`6927209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69B369, 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 #69B369	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69B369 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	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 #69B369 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69b369; }
.text { color: #69b369; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69b369; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 179 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69b369, #69b38e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #69B369?: #69B369 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69B369?: The RGB value is 105, 179, 105: 105 red, 179 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69B369?: The complementary color is #B369B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69B369?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.