What color is #69653C?

#69653C 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 #69653C?

The RGB value is 105, 101, 60: 105 red, 101 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69653C?

The complementary color is #3C4069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69653C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69653C color

#69653C rgb(105, 101, 60)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #69653C is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 39.6% green and 23.5% blue (105, 101, 60).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 27% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 43% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#69653C color codes

HEX	`#69653C`
RGB	`rgb(105, 101, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 39.6%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 27%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 43%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 43%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.21, -5.09, 23.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.21, 24.3, 102.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.295, 12.637, 6.118)`
Decimal	`6907196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69653C, 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 #69653C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69653C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #69653C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69653c; }
.text { color: #69653c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69653c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 101 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69653c, #57693c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #69653C?: #69653C 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 #69653C?: The RGB value is 105, 101, 60: 105 red, 101 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69653C?: The complementary color is #3C4069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69653C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.