What color is #69FF69?

#69FF69 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Screamin’ Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69FF69?

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

What is the complementary color of #69FF69?

The complementary color is #FF69FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69FF69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69FF69 color

#69FF69 rgb(105, 255, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #69FF69 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 100% green and 41.2% blue (105, 255, 105).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 100% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Screamin’ Green (#66FF66), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.11:1).

#69FF69 color codes

HEX	`#69FF69`
RGB	`rgb(105, 255, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 100%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 100%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 59%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 59%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.64, -68.19, 58.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.64, 89.96, 139.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.133, 75.539, 25.617)`
Decimal	`6946665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69FF69, 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 #69FF69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69FF69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.11:1	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 #69FF69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69ff69; }
.text { color: #69ff69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69ff69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 255 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69ff69, #69ffb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Spring Green.

Questions

What color is #69FF69?: #69FF69 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Screamin’ Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69FF69?: The RGB value is 105, 255, 105: 105 red, 255 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69FF69?: The complementary color is #FF69FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69FF69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.