What color is #69755C?

#69755C 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 #69755C?

The RGB value is 105, 117, 92: 105 red, 117 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69755C?

The complementary color is #685C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69755C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69755C color

#69755C rgb(105, 117, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #69755C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 45.9% green and 36.1% blue (105, 117, 92).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#69755C color codes

HEX	`#69755C`
RGB	`rgb(105, 117, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 45.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 21%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 21%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.62, -9.43, 12.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.62, 15.52, 127.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.118, 16.498, 12.564)`
Decimal	`6911324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69755C, 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 #69755C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69755C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #69755C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69755c; }
.text { color: #69755c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69755c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 117 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69755c, #5d755c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #69755C?: #69755C 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 #69755C?: The RGB value is 105, 117, 92: 105 red, 117 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69755C?: The complementary color is #685C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69755C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.