What color is #69745B?

#69745B 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 #69745B?

The RGB value is 105, 116, 91: 105 red, 116 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69745B?

The complementary color is #665B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69745B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69745B color

#69745B rgb(105, 116, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #69745B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 45.5% green and 35.7% blue (105, 116, 91).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#69745B color codes

HEX	`#69745B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 116, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 45.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 22%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.3, -9.04, 12.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.3, 15.4, 125.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.959, 16.249, 12.297)`
Decimal	`6911067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69745B, 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 #69745B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69745B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #69745B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69745b; }
.text { color: #69745b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69745b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 116 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69745b, #5d745b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #69745B?: #69745B 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 #69745B?: The RGB value is 105, 116, 91: 105 red, 116 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69745B?: The complementary color is #665B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69745B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.