What color is #69744F?

#69744F 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 #69744F?

The RGB value is 105, 116, 79: 105 red, 116 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69744F?

The complementary color is #5A4F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69744F?

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.

#69744F color

#69744F rgb(105, 116, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #69744F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 45.5% green and 31% blue (105, 116, 79).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#69744F color codes

HEX	`#69744F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 116, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 45.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 32%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 32%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.05, -11.01, 19.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.05, 22.07, 119.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.482, 16.059, 9.785)`
Decimal	`6911055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

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

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69744f; }
.text { color: #69744f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69744f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 116 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69744f, #57744f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #69744F?: #69744F 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 #69744F?: The RGB value is 105, 116, 79: 105 red, 116 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69744F?: The complementary color is #5A4F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69744F?: 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.