What color is #69613E?

#69613E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69613E?

The RGB value is 105, 97, 62: 105 red, 97 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69613E?

The complementary color is #3E4669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69613E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69613E color

#69613E rgb(105, 97, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #69613E is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 38% green and 24.3% blue (105, 97, 62).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 26% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 41% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#69613E color codes

HEX	`#69613E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 97, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 38%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 26%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 41%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 41%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.06, -2.5, 21.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.06, 21.27, 96.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.97, 11.901, 6.276)`
Decimal	`6906174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69613E, 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 #69613E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69613E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #69613E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69613e; }
.text { color: #69613e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69613e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 97 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69613e, #5b693e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #69613E?: #69613E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69613E?: The RGB value is 105, 97, 62: 105 red, 97 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69613E?: The complementary color is #3E4669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69613E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.