What color is #696748?

#696748 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 #696748?

The RGB value is 105, 103, 72: 105 red, 103 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696748?

The complementary color is #484A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696748?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696748 color

#696748 rgb(105, 103, 72)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #696748 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 40.4% green and 28.2% blue (105, 103, 72).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 31% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#696748 color codes

HEX	`#696748`
RGB	`rgb(105, 103, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 40.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 31%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 31%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.02, -4.65, 17.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.02, 18.42, 104.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.846, 13.172, 8.048)`
Decimal	`6907720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696748, 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 #696748	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696748 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #696748 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696748; }
.text { color: #696748; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696748; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 103 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696748, #5a6948); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #696748?: #696748 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 #696748?: The RGB value is 105, 103, 72: 105 red, 103 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696748?: The complementary color is #484A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696748?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.