What color is #69C990?

#69C990 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Vegetation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69C990?

The RGB value is 105, 201, 144: 105 red, 201 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69C990?

The complementary color is #C969A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69C990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69C990 color

#69C990 rgb(105, 201, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #69C990 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 78.8% green and 56.5% blue (105, 201, 144).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 47% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Vegetation (#5CCD97), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#69C990 color codes

HEX	`#69C990`
RGB	`rgb(105, 201, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 78.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 47%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 48%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 28%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.05, -41.26, 19.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.05, 45.82, 154.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.744, 46.788, 33.738)`
Decimal	`6932880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69C990, 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 #69C990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69C990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	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 #69C990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69c990; }
.text { color: #69c990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69c990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 201 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69c990, #69c9c0); }

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Questions

What color is #69C990?: #69C990 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Vegetation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69C990?: The RGB value is 105, 201, 144: 105 red, 201 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69C990?: The complementary color is #C969A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69C990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.