What color is #696647?

#696647 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 #696647?

The RGB value is 105, 102, 71: 105 red, 102 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696647?

The complementary color is #474A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696647?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696647 color

#696647 rgb(105, 102, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #696647 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 40% green and 27.8% blue (105, 102, 71).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 32% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#696647 color codes

HEX	`#696647`
RGB	`rgb(105, 102, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 40%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 32%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 32%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.7, -4.21, 17.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.7, 18.48, 103.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.714, 12.961, 7.845)`
Decimal	`6907463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696647, 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 #696647	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696647 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #696647 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696647; }
.text { color: #696647; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696647; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 102 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696647, #5b6947); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #696647?: #696647 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 #696647?: The RGB value is 105, 102, 71: 105 red, 102 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696647?: The complementary color is #474A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696647?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.