What color is #69705E?

#69705E 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 #69705E?

The RGB value is 105, 112, 94: 105 red, 112 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69705E?

The complementary color is #655E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69705E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69705E color

#69705E rgb(105, 112, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69705E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 43.9% green and 36.9% blue (105, 112, 94).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 9% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 56% 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 5.15:1).

#69705E color codes

HEX	`#69705E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 112, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 43.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 9%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 16%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.18, -6.23, 9.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.18, 11.05, 124.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.64, 15.4, 12.841)`
Decimal	`6910046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69705E, 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 #69705E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69705E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #69705E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69705e; }
.text { color: #69705e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69705e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 112 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69705e, #60705e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #69705E?: #69705E 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 #69705E?: The RGB value is 105, 112, 94: 105 red, 112 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69705E?: The complementary color is #655E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69705E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.