What color is #69623F?

#69623F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69623F?

The RGB value is 105, 98, 63: 105 red, 98 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69623F?

The complementary color is #3F4669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69623F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69623F color

#69623F rgb(105, 98, 63)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #69623F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 38.4% green and 24.7% blue (105, 98, 63).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 25% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 40% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#69623F color codes

HEX	`#69623F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 98, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 38.4%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 25%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 40%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 40%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.37, -2.96, 20.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.37, 21.15, 98.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.091, 12.098, 6.453)`
Decimal	`6906431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69623F, 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 #69623F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69623F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #69623F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69623f; }
.text { color: #69623f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69623f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 98 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69623f, #5b693f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #69623F?: #69623F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69623F?: The RGB value is 105, 98, 63: 105 red, 98 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69623F?: The complementary color is #3F4669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69623F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.