What color is #69C253?

#69C253 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69C253?

The RGB value is 105, 194, 83: 105 red, 194 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69C253?

The complementary color is #AC53C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69C253?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69C253 color

#69C253 rgb(105, 194, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #69C253 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 76.1% green and 32.5% blue (105, 194, 83).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 48% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mantis (#74C365), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#69C253 color codes

HEX	`#69C253`
RGB	`rgb(105, 194, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 76.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 48%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 57%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 57%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.02, -47.69, 46.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.02, 66.9, 135.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.678, 42.21, 14.923)`
Decimal	`6931027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69C253, 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 #69C253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69C253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #69C253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69c253; }
.text { color: #69c253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69c253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 194 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69c253, #53c275); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #69C253?: #69C253 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69C253?: The RGB value is 105, 194, 83: 105 red, 194 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69C253?: The complementary color is #AC53C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69C253?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.