What color is #697B5E?

#697B5E 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 #697B5E?

The RGB value is 105, 123, 94: 105 red, 123 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697B5E?

The complementary color is #705E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697B5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697B5E color

#697B5E rgb(105, 123, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #697B5E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 48.2% green and 36.9% blue (105, 123, 94).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#697B5E color codes

HEX	`#697B5E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 123, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 48.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 24%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 24%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.47, -12.42, 13.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.47, 18.5, 132.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.929, 17.977, 13.271)`
Decimal	`6912862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697B5E, 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 #697B5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697B5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #697B5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697b5e; }
.text { color: #697b5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697b5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 123 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697b5e, #5e7b62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #697B5E?: #697B5E 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 #697B5E?: The RGB value is 105, 123, 94: 105 red, 123 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697B5E?: The complementary color is #705E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697B5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.