What color is #697B00?

#697B00 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Topiary Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697B00?

The RGB value is 105, 123, 0: 105 red, 123 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697B00?

The complementary color is #12007B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697B00?

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.

#697B00 color

#697B00 rgb(105, 123, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #697B00 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 48.2% green and 0% blue (105, 123, 0).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Topiary Green (#667700), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#697B00 color codes

HEX	`#697B00`
RGB	`rgb(105, 123, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 48.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 100%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 100%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.47, -20.89, 53.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.47, 57.26, 111.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.909, 17.169, 2.634)`
Decimal	`6912768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697B00, 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 #697B00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697B00 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 #697B00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697b00; }
.text { color: #697b00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697b00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 123 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697b00, #2c7b00); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #697B00?: #697B00 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Topiary Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697B00?: The RGB value is 105, 123, 0: 105 red, 123 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697B00?: The complementary color is #12007B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697B00?: 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.