What color is #697967?

#697967 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 #697967?

The RGB value is 105, 121, 103: 105 red, 121 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697967?

The complementary color is #776779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697967?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697967 color

#697967 rgb(105, 121, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #697967 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 47.5% green and 40.4% blue (105, 121, 103).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#697967 color codes

HEX	`#697967`
RGB	`rgb(105, 121, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 47.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 15%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 15%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.08, -9.64, 7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.08, 12.47, 140.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.111, 17.657, 15.441)`
Decimal	`6912359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697967, 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 #697967	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697967 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #697967 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697967; }
.text { color: #697967; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697967; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 121 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697967, #67796e); }

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Questions

What color is #697967?: #697967 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 #697967?: The RGB value is 105, 121, 103: 105 red, 121 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697967?: The complementary color is #776779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697967?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.