What color is #696649?

#696649 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 #696649?

The RGB value is 105, 102, 73: 105 red, 102 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696649?

The complementary color is #494C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696649?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696649 color

#696649 rgb(105, 102, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #696649 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 40% green and 28.6% blue (105, 102, 73).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 30% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#696649 color codes

HEX	`#696649`
RGB	`rgb(105, 102, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 40%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 30%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 30%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.74, -3.92, 16.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.74, 17.31, 103.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.78, 12.987, 8.188)`
Decimal	`6907465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696649, 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 #696649	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696649 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #696649 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696649; }
.text { color: #696649; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696649; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 102 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696649, #5c6949); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #696649?: #696649 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 #696649?: The RGB value is 105, 102, 73: 105 red, 102 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696649?: The complementary color is #494C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696649?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.