What color is #696851?

#696851 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696851?

The RGB value is 105, 104, 81: 105 red, 104 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696851?

The complementary color is #515269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696851?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696851 color

#696851 rgb(105, 104, 81)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #696851 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 40.8% green and 31.8% blue (105, 104, 81).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 13% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 23% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#696851 color codes

HEX	`#696851`
RGB	`rgb(105, 104, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 40.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 13%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 23%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 23%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.5, -3.85, 13.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.5, 13.69, 106.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.261, 13.498, 9.742)`
Decimal	`6907985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696851, 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 #696851	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696851 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #696851 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696851; }
.text { color: #696851; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696851; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 104 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696851, #5e6951); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #696851?: #696851 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696851?: The RGB value is 105, 104, 81: 105 red, 104 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696851?: The complementary color is #515269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696851?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.