What color is #697250?

#697250 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697250?

The RGB value is 105, 114, 80: 105 red, 114 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697250?

The complementary color is #595072, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697250?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697250 color

#697250 rgb(105, 114, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #697250 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 44.7% green and 31.4% blue (105, 114, 80).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#697250 color codes

HEX	`#697250`
RGB	`rgb(105, 114, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 44.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 30%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 30%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.47, -9.74, 17.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.47, 20.26, 118.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.291, 15.617, 9.902)`
Decimal	`6910544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697250, 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 #697250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #697250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697250; }
.text { color: #697250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 114 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697250, #587250); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #697250?: #697250 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697250?: The RGB value is 105, 114, 80: 105 red, 114 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697250?: The complementary color is #595072, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697250?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.