What color is #69735D?

#69735D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69735D?

The RGB value is 105, 115, 93: 105 red, 115 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69735D?

The complementary color is #675D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69735D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69735D color

#69735D rgb(105, 115, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #69735D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 45.1% green and 36.5% blue (105, 115, 93).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% 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 4.99:1).

#69735D color codes

HEX	`#69735D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 115, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 45.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 19%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 19%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.05, -8.12, 10.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.05, 13.62, 126.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.932, 16.055, 12.719)`
Decimal	`6910813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69735D, 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 #69735D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69735D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #69735D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69735d; }
.text { color: #69735d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69735d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 115 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69735d, #5e735d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #69735D?: #69735D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69735D?: The RGB value is 105, 115, 93: 105 red, 115 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69735D?: The complementary color is #675D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69735D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.