What color is #696B56?

#696B56 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696B56?

The RGB value is 105, 107, 86: 105 red, 107 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696B56?

The complementary color is #58566B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696B56 color

#696B56 rgb(105, 107, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696B56 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 42% green and 33.7% blue (105, 107, 86).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 58% 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 5.47:1).

#696B56 color codes

HEX	`#696B56`
RGB	`rgb(105, 107, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 42%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 20%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 20%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.51, -4.76, 11.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.51, 12.48, 112.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.763, 14.191, 10.869)`
Decimal	`6908758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696B56, 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 #696B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #696B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696b56; }
.text { color: #696b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 107 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696b56, #5f6b56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #696B56?: #696B56 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696B56?: The RGB value is 105, 107, 86: 105 red, 107 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696B56?: The complementary color is #58566B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.