What color is #69644B?

#69644B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69644B?

The RGB value is 105, 100, 75: 105 red, 100 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69644B?

The complementary color is #4B5069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69644B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69644B color

#69644B rgb(105, 100, 75)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #69644B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 39.2% green and 29.4% blue (105, 100, 75).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 29% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#69644B color codes

HEX	`#69644B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 100, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 39.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 29%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 29%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.19, -2.45, 14.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.19, 15.13, 99.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.653, 12.626, 8.478)`
Decimal	`6906955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69644B, 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 #69644B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69644B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #69644B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69644b; }
.text { color: #69644b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69644b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 100 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69644b, #5f694b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #69644B?: #69644B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69644B?: The RGB value is 105, 100, 75: 105 red, 100 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69644B?: The complementary color is #4B5069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69644B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.