What color is #696F2C?

#696F2C is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696F2C?

The RGB value is 105, 111, 44: 105 red, 111 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696F2C?

The complementary color is #322C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696F2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696F2C color

#696F2C rgb(105, 111, 44)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #696F2C is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 43.5% green and 17.3% blue (105, 111, 44).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 43% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Green (#657432), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#696F2C color codes

HEX	`#696F2C`
RGB	`rgb(105, 111, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 43.5%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 43%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 60%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 60%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.02, -12.42, 35.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.02, 37.84, 109.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.965, 14.554, 4.561)`
Decimal	`6909740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696F2C, 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 #696F2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696F2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #696F2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696f2c; }
.text { color: #696f2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696f2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 111 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696f2c, #476f2c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #696F2C?: #696F2C is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696F2C?: The RGB value is 105, 111, 44: 105 red, 111 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696F2C?: The complementary color is #322C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696F2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.