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#69BF8E Color

#69BF8E is rgb(105, 191, 142) in RGB, hsl(146, 40%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 0%, 26%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#69BF8E
HEX#69BF8E
RGBrgb(105, 191, 142)
HSLhsl(146, 40%, 58%)
HSVhsv(146, 45%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 26%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.111 157.2)
LABlab(70.96% -35.68 16.38)
LCHlch(70.96% 39.26 155.34)

What #69BF8E 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 #69BF8E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.07Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.08Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.92Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 11.74Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 13.43Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 13.52

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

#69BF8E Channel Values

How #69BF8E 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 191 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 146° · S 40% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 146° · S 45% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.22:1 vs white · 9.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #69BF8E 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 text2.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #69BF8E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #69BF8E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #69BF8E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#69BF8E
Complementary
#BF699A
Analogous
#6FBF69
Analogous
#69BFB9
Triadic
#8E69BF
Triadic
#BF8E69
Split comp.
#B969BF
Split comp.
#BF696F

Tints & Shades of #69BF8E

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

#7EC89E
#90D0AC
#A6D9BC
#BBE2CC
#D1EBDC
#E2F3EA

Shades

#4DB379
#429A68
#367D54
#296041
#1D442E
#122B1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #69BF8E.

How #69BF8E 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#69BF8E
Protanopia#B4B48E
Protanomaly#9CB88E
Deuteranopia#A9A991
Deuteranomaly#93B290
Tritanopia#74BABA
Tritanomaly#6FBCAA
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

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Using #69BF8E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-69bf8e: #69BF8E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #69BF8E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-69bf8e': '#69BF8E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.749, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_69bf8e">#69BF8E</color>
SVG fillfill="#69BF8E"

More Green Colors

#69BF8E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#69BF8E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #69BF8E?

#69BF8E is a mid-tone green — rgb(105, 191, 142) in RGB and hsl(146, 40%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.07.

What is the RGB value of #69BF8E?

#69BF8E is rgb(105, 191, 142) — red 105, green 191, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #69BF8E?

#69BF8E converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 0%, 26%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #69BF8E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #69BF8E scores 2.22:1 against white and 9.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #69BF8E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #69BF8E 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 9.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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