What color is #697556?

#697556 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 #697556?

The RGB value is 105, 117, 86: 105 red, 117 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697556?

The complementary color is #625675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697556?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697556 color

#697556 rgb(105, 117, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #697556 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 45.9% green and 33.7% blue (105, 117, 86).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#697556 color codes

HEX	`#697556`
RGB	`rgb(105, 117, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 45.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 26%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.49, -10.46, 15.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.49, 18.83, 123.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.866, 16.398, 11.237)`
Decimal	`6911318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697556, 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 #697556	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697556 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #697556 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697556; }
.text { color: #697556; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697556; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 117 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697556, #5a7556); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #697556?: #697556 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 #697556?: The RGB value is 105, 117, 86: 105 red, 117 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697556?: The complementary color is #625675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697556?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.