What color is #696C50?

#696C50 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 #696C50?

The RGB value is 105, 108, 80: 105 red, 108 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696C50?

The complementary color is #53506C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696C50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696C50 color

#696C50 rgb(105, 108, 80)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #696C50 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 42.4% green and 31.4% blue (105, 108, 80).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#696C50 color codes

HEX	`#696C50`
RGB	`rgb(105, 108, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 42.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 26%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 26%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.67, -6.32, 15.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.67, 16.58, 112.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.636, 14.308, 9.684)`
Decimal	`6909008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696C50, 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 #696C50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696C50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #696C50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696c50; }
.text { color: #696c50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696c50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 108 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696c50, #5b6c50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #696C50?: #696C50 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 #696C50?: The RGB value is 105, 108, 80: 105 red, 108 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696C50?: The complementary color is #53506C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696C50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.