What color is #697341?

#697341 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697341?

The RGB value is 105, 115, 65: 105 red, 115 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697341?

The complementary color is #4B4173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697341?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697341 color

#697341 rgb(105, 115, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #697341 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 45.1% green and 25.5% blue (105, 115, 65).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 28% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#697341 color codes

HEX	`#697341`
RGB	`rgb(105, 115, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 45.1%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 28%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 43%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 43%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.51, -12.4, 26.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.51, 29.15, 115.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.911, 15.646, 7.34)`
Decimal	`6910785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697341, 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 #697341	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697341 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #697341 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697341; }
.text { color: #697341; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697341; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 115 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697341, #507341); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #697341?: #697341 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697341?: The RGB value is 105, 115, 65: 105 red, 115 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697341?: The complementary color is #4B4173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697341?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.