What color is #69794B?

#69794B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69794B?

The RGB value is 105, 121, 75: 105 red, 121 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69794B?

The complementary color is #5B4B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69794B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69794B color

#69794B rgb(105, 121, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #69794B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 47.5% green and 29.4% blue (105, 121, 75).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#69794B color codes

HEX	`#69794B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 121, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 47.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 38%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 38%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.49, -14.35, 23.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.49, 27.38, 121.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.933, 17.186, 9.238)`
Decimal	`6912331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69794B, 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 #69794B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69794B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #69794B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69794b; }
.text { color: #69794b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69794b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 121 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69794b, #52794b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #69794B?: #69794B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69794B?: The RGB value is 105, 121, 75: 105 red, 121 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69794B?: The complementary color is #5B4B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69794B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.