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#69BAA0 Color

#69BAA0 is rgb(105, 186, 160) in RGB, hsl(161, 37%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 14%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Polished Pine (#5DA493), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#69BAA0
HEX#69BAA0
RGBrgb(105, 186, 160)
HSLhsl(161, 37%, 57%)
HSVhsv(161, 44%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 14%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(73% 0.089 171)
LABlab(69.81% -30.68 5.09)
LCHlch(69.81% 31.09 170.58)

What #69BAA0 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #69BAA0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 9.25Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 9.32Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.52Keppel#3AB09EΔE 10.1Zomp#39A78EΔE 10.33Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.01

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#69BAA0 Channel Values

How #69BAA0 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 105 · G 186 · B 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 37% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 44% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #69BAA0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #69BAA0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #69BAA0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #69BAA0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#69BAA0
Complementary
#BA6982
Analogous
#69BA78
Analogous
#69ABBA
Triadic
#A069BA
Triadic
#BAA069
Split comp.
#BA69AB
Split comp.
#BA7869

Tints & Shades of #69BAA0

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7EC4AD
#93CDBB
#A8D7C8
#B9DFD3
#CEE9E0
#E3F2ED

Shades

#4FAB8E
#43937A
#377762
#2B5E4E
#1F4237
#132A23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #69BAA0.

How #69BAA0 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#69BAA0
Protanopia#AFAFA0
Protanomaly#98B4A0
Deuteranopia#A5A5A2
Deuteranomaly#91AEA1
Tritanopia#6FB7B7
Tritanomaly#6DB8AE
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #69BAA0 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-69baa0: #69BAA0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #69BAA0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-69baa0': '#69BAA0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.729, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_69baa0">#69BAA0</color>
SVG fillfill="#69BAA0"

More Green Colors

#69BAA0 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#69BAA0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #69BAA0?

#69BAA0 is a mid-tone green — rgb(105, 186, 160) in RGB and hsl(161, 37%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Polished Pine (#5DA493), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.25.

What is the RGB value of #69BAA0?

#69BAA0 is rgb(105, 186, 160) — red 105, green 186, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #69BAA0?

#69BAA0 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 14%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #69BAA0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #69BAA0 scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #69BAA0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #69BAA0 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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