What color is #69674E?

#69674E 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 #69674E?

The RGB value is 105, 103, 78: 105 red, 103 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69674E?

The complementary color is #4E5069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69674E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69674E color

#69674E rgb(105, 103, 78)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #69674E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 40.4% green and 30.6% blue (105, 103, 78).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 26% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#69674E color codes

HEX	`#69674E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 103, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 40.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 26%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.14, -3.74, 14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.14, 14.91, 104.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.051, 13.254, 9.13)`
Decimal	`6907726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69674E, 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 #69674E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69674E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #69674E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69674e; }
.text { color: #69674e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69674e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 103 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69674e, #5e694e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #69674E?: #69674E 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 #69674E?: The RGB value is 105, 103, 78: 105 red, 103 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69674E?: The complementary color is #4E5069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69674E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.