What color is #696C59?

#696C59 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696C59?

The RGB value is 105, 108, 89: 105 red, 108 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696C59?

The complementary color is #5C596C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696C59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696C59 color

#696C59 rgb(105, 108, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696C59 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 42.4% green and 34.9% blue (105, 108, 89).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#696C59 color codes

HEX	`#696C59`
RGB	`rgb(105, 108, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 42.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 18%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 18%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.87, -4.82, 10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.87, 11.34, 115.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.991, 14.45, 11.554)`
Decimal	`6909017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696C59, 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 #696C59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696C59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #696C59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696c59; }
.text { color: #696c59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696c59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 108 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696c59, #606c59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #696C59?: #696C59 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696C59?: The RGB value is 105, 108, 89: 105 red, 108 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696C59?: The complementary color is #5C596C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696C59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.