What color is #69BD6C?

#69BD6C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69BD6C?

The RGB value is 105, 189, 108: 105 red, 189 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69BD6C?

The complementary color is #BD69BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69BD6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69BD6C color

#69BD6C rgb(105, 189, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #69BD6C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 74.1% green and 42.4% blue (105, 189, 108).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 39% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Bermudagrass (#6BC271), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#69BD6C color codes

HEX	`#69BD6C`
RGB	`rgb(105, 189, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 74.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 39%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 44%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 43%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.81, -42.29, 33.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.81, 53.74, 141.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.729, 40.479, 20.589)`
Decimal	`6929772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69BD6C, 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 #69BD6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69BD6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #69BD6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69bd6c; }
.text { color: #69bd6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69bd6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 189 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69bd6c, #69bd96); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #69BD6C?: #69BD6C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69BD6C?: The RGB value is 105, 189, 108: 105 red, 189 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69BD6C?: The complementary color is #BD69BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69BD6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.