What color is #696E5A?

#696E5A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696E5A?

The RGB value is 105, 110, 90: 105 red, 110 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696E5A?

The complementary color is #5F5A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696E5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696E5A color

#696E5A rgb(105, 110, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696E5A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 43.1% green and 35.3% blue (105, 110, 90).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#696E5A color codes

HEX	`#696E5A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 110, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 43.1%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 18%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 18%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.49, -5.8, 10.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.49, 12.02, 118.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.247, 14.893, 11.848)`
Decimal	`6909530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696E5A, 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 #696E5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696E5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #696E5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696e5a; }
.text { color: #696e5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696e5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 110 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696e5a, #5f6e5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #696E5A?: #696E5A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696E5A?: The RGB value is 105, 110, 90: 105 red, 110 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696E5A?: The complementary color is #5F5A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696E5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.