What color is #696D33?

#696D33 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crocodile Style. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696D33?

The RGB value is 105, 109, 51: 105 red, 109 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696D33?

The complementary color is #37336D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696D33?

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.

#696D33 color

#696D33 rgb(105, 109, 51)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #696D33 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 42.7% green and 20% blue (105, 109, 51).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 36% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Crocodile Style (#767437), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#696D33 color codes

HEX	`#696D33`
RGB	`rgb(105, 109, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 42.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 36%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 53%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 53%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.49, -10.65, 31.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.49, 33.29, 108.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.892, 14.18, 5.242)`
Decimal	`6909235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696D33, 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 #696D33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696D33 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 #696D33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696d33; }
.text { color: #696d33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696d33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 109 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696d33, #4c6d33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #696D33?: #696D33 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crocodile Style. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696D33?: The RGB value is 105, 109, 51: 105 red, 109 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696D33?: The complementary color is #37336D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696D33?: 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.