HEX atlas value

#69966A

#69966A is a cool green HEX color close to Agave. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 105, 150, 106, HSL 121, 18%, 50%, has luminance 0.2586, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#69966A Sample readable text

HEX #69966A

RGB rgb(105, 150, 106)

HSL hsl(121 18% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(30, 0, 29, 41)

Luminance 0.2586

Contrast Black 6.17:1White 3.4:1

CSS

--color-69966a: #69966A;
.background-69966a { background-color: #69966A; }
.text-69966a { color: #69966A; }

Luminance0.2586

Black text6.17:1AA Pass

White text3.4:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#69966A","rgb":[105,150,106],"hsl":[121,18,50],"cmyk":[30,0,29,41],"luminance":0.2586,"contrast":{"black":6.17,"white":3.4}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.17,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#9FBC9F","hex":"#9FBC9F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.17,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#4DB34E","hex":"#4DB34E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.87,"contrastWhite":2.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#436043","hex":"#436043","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.99,"contrastWhite":7.02,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#7F9669","hex":"#7F9669","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.47,"contrastWhite":3.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#699680","hex":"#699680","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.27,"contrastWhite":3.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Agave adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/69966a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/agave.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/eucalyptus.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/smoke.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#966996","analogous":["#7F9669","#699680"],"triadic":["#696996","#966969"],"tetradic":["#697F96","#966996","#968069"],"splitComplementary":["#806996","#96697F"],"monochromatic":["#9FBC9F","#69966A","#436043"]}

Variants

{"light":"#9FBC9F","dark":"#436043","saturated":"#4DB34E","desaturated":"#808080","pastel":"#BDC1BD","neon":"#29FF2C"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"agave","name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","distance":12.206555615733702},{"slug":"eucalyptus","name":"Eucalyptus","hex":"#5F8575","distance":22.58317958127243},{"slug":"smoke","name":"Smoke","hex":"#738276","distance":25.37715508089904},{"slug":"oxidized-copper","name":"Oxidized Copper","hex":"#6E7F80","distance":32.218007387174026},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":35.12833614050059}]

HEX meaning and use

About #69966A

#69966A is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #69966A is visually closest to Agave, a named green color with HEX #6F8F72.

The RGB channels are 105, 150, and 106, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 121deg with 18% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.2586, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.21, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.17:1AA Pass

White text3.4:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #69966A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.17:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#9FBC9F#000000 text · best 10.17:1#9FBC9F

#4DB34E#000000 text · best 7.87:1#4DB34E

#436043#FFFFFF text · best 7.02:1#436043

#7F9669#000000 text · best 6.47:1#7F9669

#699680#000000 text · best 6.27:1#699680

Generated Palette

#69966A#69966A

#966996#966996

#7F9669#7F9669

#699680#699680

#9FBC9F#9FBC9F

#436043#436043

Color Harmonies

#966996#966996

#7F9669#7F9669

#699680#699680

#696996#696996

#966969#966969

Variants

#9FBC9F#9FBC9F

#436043#436043

#4DB34E#4DB34E

Grey#808080

#BDC1BD#BDC1BD

#29FF2C#29FF2C

Nearest Named Colors

Agave#6F8F72

Eucalyptus#5F8575

Smoke#738276

Oxidized Copper#6E7F80

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

#69966A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #69966A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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