What color is #69715D?

#69715D 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 #69715D?

The RGB value is 105, 113, 93: 105 red, 113 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69715D?

The complementary color is #655D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69715D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69715D color

#69715D rgb(105, 113, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69715D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 44.3% green and 36.5% blue (105, 113, 93).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#69715D color codes

HEX	`#69715D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 113, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 44.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 18%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 18%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.45, -6.98, 10.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.45, 12.28, 124.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.706, 15.604, 12.644)`
Decimal	`6910301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69715D, 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 #69715D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69715D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #69715D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69715d; }
.text { color: #69715d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69715d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 113 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69715d, #5f715d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #69715D?: #69715D 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 #69715D?: The RGB value is 105, 113, 93: 105 red, 113 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69715D?: The complementary color is #655D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69715D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.