What color is #696542?

#696542 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 #696542?

The RGB value is 105, 101, 66: 105 red, 101 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696542?

The complementary color is #424669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696542?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696542 color

#696542 rgb(105, 101, 66)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #696542 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 39.6% green and 25.9% blue (105, 101, 66).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 23% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 37% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#696542 color codes

HEX	`#696542`
RGB	`rgb(105, 101, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 39.6%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 23%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 37%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 37%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.31, -4.32, 20.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.31, 20.87, 101.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.463, 12.704, 7.002)`
Decimal	`6907202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696542, 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 #696542	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696542 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #696542 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696542; }
.text { color: #696542; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696542; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 101 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696542, #5a6942); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #696542?: #696542 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 #696542?: The RGB value is 105, 101, 66: 105 red, 101 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696542?: The complementary color is #424669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696542?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.