What color is #697560?

#697560 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697560?

The RGB value is 105, 117, 96: 105 red, 117 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697560?

The complementary color is #6C6075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697560?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697560 color

#697560 rgb(105, 117, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #697560 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 45.9% green and 37.6% blue (105, 117, 96).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#697560 color codes

HEX	`#697560`
RGB	`rgb(105, 117, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 45.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 18%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 18%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.71, -8.71, 10.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.71, 13.34, 130.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.298, 16.57, 13.509)`
Decimal	`6911328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697560, 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 #697560	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697560 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #697560 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697560; }
.text { color: #697560; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697560; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 117 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697560, #607562); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #697560?: #697560 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697560?: The RGB value is 105, 117, 96: 105 red, 117 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697560?: The complementary color is #6C6075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697560?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.