What color is #69684A?

#69684A 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 #69684A?

The RGB value is 105, 104, 74: 105 red, 104 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69684A?

The complementary color is #4A4B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69684A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69684A color

#69684A rgb(105, 104, 74)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #69684A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 40.8% green and 29% blue (105, 104, 74).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 30% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#69684A color codes

HEX	`#69684A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 104, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 40.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 30%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 30%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.36, -4.93, 17.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.36, 17.79, 106.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.012, 13.398, 8.431)`
Decimal	`6907978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69684A, 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 #69684A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69684A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #69684A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69684a; }
.text { color: #69684a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69684a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 104 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69684a, #5a694a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #69684A?: #69684A 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 #69684A?: The RGB value is 105, 104, 74: 105 red, 104 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69684A?: The complementary color is #4A4B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69684A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.