What color is #69694F?

#69694F 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 #69694F?

The RGB value is 105, 105, 79: 105 red, 105 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69694F?

The complementary color is #4F4F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69694F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69694F color

#69694F rgb(105, 105, 79)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #69694F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 41.2% green and 31% blue (105, 105, 79).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#69694F color codes

HEX	`#69694F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 105, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 41.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 25%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 25%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.76, -4.75, 14.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.76, 15.43, 107.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.289, 13.671, 9.387)`
Decimal	`6908239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69694F, 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 #69694F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69694F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #69694F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69694f; }
.text { color: #69694f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69694f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 105 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69694f, #5c694f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #69694F?: #69694F 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 #69694F?: The RGB value is 105, 105, 79: 105 red, 105 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69694F?: The complementary color is #4F4F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69694F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.