#69A76D
Pistachio · light cool green
About #69A76D
With the hex code #69A76D, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 41% red, 65% green and 43% blue, while a printer would mix 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 35% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Pistachio and Moss — a ΔE of 16.9 — followed by Moss. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A769A3, a plum shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #69A76D?
With the hex code #69A76D, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 41% red, 65% green and 43% blue, while a printer would mix 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 35% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #69A76D?
Use black text. Black on #69A76D has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #69A76D?
Its complementary colour is #A769A3, and analogous partners are #84A769 and #69A78C.