What color is #696557?

#696557 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Archaeology. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696557?

The RGB value is 105, 101, 87: 105 red, 101 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696557?

The complementary color is #575B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696557?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696557 color

#696557 rgb(105, 101, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696557 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 39.6% green and 34.1% blue (105, 101, 87).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 9% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Archaeology (#6E6A5E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#696557 color codes

HEX	`#696557`
RGB	`rgb(105, 101, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 39.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 9%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 17%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.76, -1.07, 8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.76, 8.57, 97.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.2, 12.999, 10.881)`
Decimal	`6907223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696557, 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 #696557	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696557 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #696557 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696557; }
.text { color: #696557; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696557; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 101 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696557, #646957); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #696557?: #696557 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Archaeology. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696557?: The RGB value is 105, 101, 87: 105 red, 101 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696557?: The complementary color is #575B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696557?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.