What color is #696552?

#696552 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 #696552?

The RGB value is 105, 101, 82: 105 red, 101 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696552?

The complementary color is #525669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696552?

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.

#696552 color

#696552 rgb(105, 101, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696552 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 39.6% green and 32.2% blue (105, 101, 82).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#696552 color codes

HEX	`#696552`
RGB	`rgb(105, 101, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 39.6%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 22%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.64, -1.92, 11.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.64, 11.51, 99.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.002, 12.92, 9.843)`
Decimal	`6907218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696552, 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 #696552	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696552 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 #696552 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696552; }
.text { color: #696552; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696552; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 101 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696552, #626952); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #696552?: #696552 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 #696552?: The RGB value is 105, 101, 82: 105 red, 101 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696552?: The complementary color is #525669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696552?: 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.