What color is #69BD96?

#69BD96 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minted Elegance. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69BD96?

The RGB value is 105, 189, 150: 105 red, 189 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69BD96?

The complementary color is #BD6990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69BD96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69BD96 color

#69BD96 rgb(105, 189, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #69BD96 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 74.1% green and 58.8% blue (105, 189, 150).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 39% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Minted Elegance (#6EC9A3), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#69BD96 color codes

HEX	`#69BD96`
RGB	`rgb(105, 189, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 74.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 39%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 44%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 21%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.59, -34.62, 11.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.59, 36.6, 161.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.526, 41.598, 35.322)`
Decimal	`6929814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69BD96, 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 #69BD96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69BD96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #69BD96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69bd96; }
.text { color: #69bd96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69bd96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 189 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69bd96, #69babd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #69BD96?: #69BD96 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minted Elegance. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69BD96?: The RGB value is 105, 189, 150: 105 red, 189 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69BD96?: The complementary color is #BD6990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69BD96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.