What color is #696138?

#696138 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696138?

The RGB value is 105, 97, 56: 105 red, 97 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696138?

The complementary color is #384069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696138?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696138 color

#696138 rgb(105, 97, 56)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #696138 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 38% green and 22% blue (105, 97, 56).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 30% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 47% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#696138 color codes

HEX	`#696138`
RGB	`rgb(105, 97, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 38%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 30%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 47%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 47%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.96, -3.23, 24.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.96, 24.68, 97.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.814, 11.839, 5.456)`
Decimal	`6906168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696138, 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 #696138	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696138 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #696138 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696138; }
.text { color: #696138; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696138; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 97 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696138, #586938); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #696138?: #696138 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696138?: The RGB value is 105, 97, 56: 105 red, 97 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696138?: The complementary color is #384069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696138?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.