What color is #696845?

#696845 is a dark, grayish yellow known as Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Eat Your Greens?

The RGB value is 105, 104, 69: 105 red, 104 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Eat Your Greens?

The complementary color is #454669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696845?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Eat Your Greens color: hex code #696845

#696845 rgb(105, 104, 69)

Shades of yellow

Eat Your Greens has the hex code #696845. It is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 40.8% green and 27.1% blue (105, 104, 69).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 21% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 34% yellow and 59% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

Eat Your Greens (#696845) color codes

HEX	`#696845`
RGB	`rgb(105, 104, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 40.8%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 21%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 34%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 34%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.26, -5.65, 19.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.26, 20.69, 105.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.85, 13.334, 7.578)`
Decimal	`6907973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Eat Your Greens, 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 #696845	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696845 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	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 #696845 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696845; }
.text { color: #696845; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696845; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 104 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696845, #586945); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

See #696845 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #696845?: #696845 is a dark, grayish yellow known as Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Eat Your Greens?: The RGB value is 105, 104, 69: 105 red, 104 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Eat Your Greens?: The complementary color is #454669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696845?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.