What color is #697859?

#697859 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697859?

The RGB value is 105, 120, 89: 105 red, 120 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697859?

The complementary color is #685978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697859?

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.

#697859 color

#697859 rgb(105, 120, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #697859 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 47.1% green and 34.9% blue (105, 120, 89).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#697859 color codes

HEX	`#697859`
RGB	`rgb(105, 120, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 47.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 26%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.46, -11.62, 15.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.46, 19.16, 127.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.345, 17.157, 12.005)`
Decimal	`6912089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697859, 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 #697859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697859 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 #697859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697859; }
.text { color: #697859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 120 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697859, #5a7859); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #697859?: #697859 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697859?: The RGB value is 105, 120, 89: 105 red, 120 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697859?: The complementary color is #685978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697859?: 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.