What color is #697C50?

#697C50 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 #697C50?

The RGB value is 105, 124, 80: 105 red, 124 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697C50?

The complementary color is #63507C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697C50?

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.

#697C50 color

#697C50 rgb(105, 124, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #697C50 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 48.6% green and 31.4% blue (105, 124, 80).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#697C50 color codes

HEX	`#697C50`
RGB	`rgb(105, 124, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 48.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 35%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.49, -15.25, 21.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.49, 26.6, 124.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.481, 17.998, 10.299)`
Decimal	`6913104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697C50, 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 #697C50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697C50 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 #697C50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697c50; }
.text { color: #697c50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697c50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 124 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697c50, #537c50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #697C50?: #697C50 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 #697C50?: The RGB value is 105, 124, 80: 105 red, 124 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697C50?: The complementary color is #63507C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697C50?: 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.