What color is #697663?

#697663 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697663?

The RGB value is 105, 118, 99: 105 red, 118 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697663?

The complementary color is #706376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697663?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697663 color

#697663 rgb(105, 118, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #697663 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 46.3% green and 38.8% blue (105, 118, 99).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#697663 color codes

HEX	`#697663`
RGB	`rgb(105, 118, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 46.3%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 16%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 16%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.08, -8.72, 8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.08, 12.42, 134.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.556, 16.861, 14.29)`
Decimal	`6911587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697663, 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 #697663	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697663 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #697663 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697663; }
.text { color: #697663; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697663; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 118 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697663, #637667); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #697663?: #697663 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697663?: The RGB value is 105, 118, 99: 105 red, 118 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697663?: The complementary color is #706376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697663?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.