What color is #69642E?

#69642E 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 #69642E?

The RGB value is 105, 100, 46: 105 red, 100 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69642E?

The complementary color is #2E3369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69642E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69642E color

#69642E rgb(105, 100, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #69642E is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 39.2% green and 18% blue (105, 100, 46).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 39% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 56% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#69642E color codes

HEX	`#69642E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 100, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 39.2%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 39%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 56%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 56%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.71, -6.02, 30.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.71, 31.51, 101.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.876, 12.315, 4.388)`
Decimal	`6906926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69642E, 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 #69642E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69642E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #69642E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69642e; }
.text { color: #69642e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69642e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 100 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69642e, #51692e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #69642E?: #69642E 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 #69642E?: The RGB value is 105, 100, 46: 105 red, 100 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69642E?: The complementary color is #2E3369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69642E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.