What color is #696449?

#696449 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696449?

The RGB value is 105, 100, 73: 105 red, 100 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696449?

The complementary color is #494E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696449?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696449 color

#696449 rgb(105, 100, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #696449 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 39.2% green and 28.6% blue (105, 100, 73).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 30% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#696449 color codes

HEX	`#696449`
RGB	`rgb(105, 100, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 39.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 30%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 30%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.15, -2.75, 16.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.15, 16.3, 99.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.586, 12.599, 8.124)`
Decimal	`6906953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696449, 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 #696449	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696449 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #696449 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696449; }
.text { color: #696449; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696449; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 100 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696449, #5e6949); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #696449?: #696449 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696449?: The RGB value is 105, 100, 73: 105 red, 100 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696449?: The complementary color is #494E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696449?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.