What color is #69725D?

#69725D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69725D?

The RGB value is 105, 114, 93: 105 red, 114 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69725D?

The complementary color is #665D72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69725D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69725D color

#69725D rgb(105, 114, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69725D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 44.7% green and 36.5% blue (105, 114, 93).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#69725D color codes

HEX	`#69725D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 114, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 44.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 18%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.75, -7.55, 10.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.75, 12.95, 125.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.819, 15.828, 12.681)`
Decimal	`6910557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69725D, 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 #69725D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69725D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #69725D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69725d; }
.text { color: #69725d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69725d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 114 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69725d, #5e725d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #69725D?: #69725D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69725D?: The RGB value is 105, 114, 93: 105 red, 114 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69725D?: The complementary color is #665D72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69725D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.