What color is #697765?

#697765 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 #697765?

The RGB value is 105, 119, 101: 105 red, 119 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697765?

The complementary color is #736577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697765?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697765 color

#697765 rgb(105, 119, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #697765 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 46.7% green and 39.6% blue (105, 119, 101).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 8% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#697765 color codes

HEX	`#697765`
RGB	`rgb(105, 119, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 46.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 8%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 15%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 15%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.43, -8.9, 8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.43, 12.08, 137.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.771, 17.136, 14.839)`
Decimal	`6911845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697765, 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 #697765	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697765 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #697765 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697765; }
.text { color: #697765; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697765; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 119 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697765, #65776a); }

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Questions

What color is #697765?: #697765 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 #697765?: The RGB value is 105, 119, 101: 105 red, 119 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697765?: The complementary color is #736577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697765?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.