What color is #696B53?

#696B53 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 #696B53?

The RGB value is 105, 107, 83: 105 red, 107 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696B53?

The complementary color is #55536B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696B53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696B53 color

#696B53 rgb(105, 107, 83)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #696B53 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 42% green and 32.5% blue (105, 107, 83).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 13% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#696B53 color codes

HEX	`#696B53`
RGB	`rgb(105, 107, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 42%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 13%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 22%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 22%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.44, -5.26, 13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.44, 14.24, 111.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.645, 14.143, 10.246)`
Decimal	`6908755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696B53, 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 #696B53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696B53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #696B53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696b53; }
.text { color: #696b53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696b53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 107 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696b53, #5d6b53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #696B53?: #696B53 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 #696B53?: The RGB value is 105, 107, 83: 105 red, 107 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696B53?: The complementary color is #55536B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696B53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.