What color is #697760?

#697760 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697760?

The RGB value is 105, 119, 96: 105 red, 119 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697760?

The complementary color is #6E6077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697760?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697760 color

#697760 rgb(105, 119, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #697760 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 46.7% green and 37.6% blue (105, 119, 96).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#697760 color codes

HEX	`#697760`
RGB	`rgb(105, 119, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 46.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 19%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 19%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.31, -9.84, 10.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.31, 14.71, 131.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.533, 17.041, 13.588)`
Decimal	`6911840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697760, 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 #697760	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697760 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #697760 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697760; }
.text { color: #697760; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697760; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 119 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697760, #607763); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #697760?: #697760 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697760?: The RGB value is 105, 119, 96: 105 red, 119 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697760?: The complementary color is #6E6077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697760?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.