What color is #69744D?

#69744D is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69744D?

The RGB value is 105, 116, 77: 105 red, 116 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69744D?

The complementary color is #584D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69744D?

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.

#69744D color

#69744D rgb(105, 116, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #69744D is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 45.5% green and 30.2% blue (105, 116, 77).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#69744D color codes

HEX	`#69744D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 116, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 45.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 34%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 34%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.01, -11.31, 20.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.01, 23.18, 119.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.411, 16.03, 9.407)`
Decimal	`6911053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69744D, 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 #69744D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69744D 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 #69744D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69744d; }
.text { color: #69744d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69744d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 116 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69744d, #56744d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #69744D?: #69744D is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69744D?: The RGB value is 105, 116, 77: 105 red, 116 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69744D?: The complementary color is #584D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69744D?: 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.