What color is #696E49?

#696E49 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696E49?

The RGB value is 105, 110, 73: 105 red, 110 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696E49?

The complementary color is #4E496E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696E49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696E49 color

#696E49 rgb(105, 110, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #696E49 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 43.1% green and 28.6% blue (105, 110, 73).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#696E49 color codes

HEX	`#696E49`
RGB	`rgb(105, 110, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 43.1%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 34%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 34%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.13, -8.53, 20.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.13, 21.78, 113.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.604, 14.636, 8.463)`
Decimal	`6909513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696E49, 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 #696E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #696E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696e49; }
.text { color: #696e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 110 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696e49, #566e49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #696E49?: #696E49 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696E49?: The RGB value is 105, 110, 73: 105 red, 110 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696E49?: The complementary color is #4E496E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696E49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.