What color is #69795B?

#69795B 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 #69795B?

The RGB value is 105, 121, 91: 105 red, 121 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69795B?

The complementary color is #6B5B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69795B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69795B color

#69795B rgb(105, 121, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #69795B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 47.5% green and 35.7% blue (105, 121, 91).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#69795B color codes

HEX	`#69795B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 121, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 47.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 25%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.8, -11.84, 14.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.8, 18.75, 129.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.551, 17.433, 12.494)`
Decimal	`6912347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69795B, 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 #69795B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69795B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #69795B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69795b; }
.text { color: #69795b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69795b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 121 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69795b, #5b795c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #69795B?: #69795B 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 #69795B?: The RGB value is 105, 121, 91: 105 red, 121 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69795B?: The complementary color is #6B5B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69795B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.