What color is #696551?

#696551 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696551?

The RGB value is 105, 101, 81: 105 red, 101 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696551?

The complementary color is #515569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696551 color

#696551 rgb(105, 101, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696551 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 39.6% green and 31.8% blue (105, 101, 81).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 13% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#696551 color codes

HEX	`#696551`
RGB	`rgb(105, 101, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 39.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 13%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 23%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.62, -2.09, 11.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.62, 12.1, 99.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.965, 12.905, 9.644)`
Decimal	`6907217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696551, 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 #696551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #696551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696551; }
.text { color: #696551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 101 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696551, #616951); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #696551?: #696551 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696551?: The RGB value is 105, 101, 81: 105 red, 101 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696551?: The complementary color is #515569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.