What color is #697A4B?

#697A4B 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 #697A4B?

The RGB value is 105, 122, 75: 105 red, 122 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697A4B?

The complementary color is #5C4B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697A4B?

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.

#697A4B color

#697A4B rgb(105, 122, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #697A4B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 47.8% green and 29.4% blue (105, 122, 75).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 24% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 52% 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 4.68:1).

#697A4B color codes

HEX	`#697A4B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 122, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 47.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 24%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 39%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 39%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.8, -14.9, 23.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.8, 28, 122.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.055, 17.43, 9.279)`
Decimal	`6912587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697A4B, 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 #697A4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697A4B 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 #697A4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697a4b; }
.text { color: #697a4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697a4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 122 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697a4b, #527a4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #697A4B?: #697A4B 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 #697A4B?: The RGB value is 105, 122, 75: 105 red, 122 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697A4B?: The complementary color is #5C4B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697A4B?: 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.