What color is #696853?

#696853 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696853?

The RGB value is 105, 104, 83: 105 red, 104 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696853?

The complementary color is #535469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696853?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696853 color

#696853 rgb(105, 104, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696853 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 40.8% green and 32.5% blue (105, 104, 83).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#696853 color codes

HEX	`#696853`
RGB	`rgb(105, 104, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 40.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 21%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 21%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.55, -3.52, 12.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.55, 12.51, 106.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.337, 13.529, 10.143)`
Decimal	`6907987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696853, 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 #696853	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696853 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #696853 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696853; }
.text { color: #696853; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696853; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 104 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696853, #5f6953); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #696853?: #696853 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696853?: The RGB value is 105, 104, 83: 105 red, 104 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696853?: The complementary color is #535469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696853?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.