What color is #697C70?

#697C70 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 #697C70?

The RGB value is 105, 124, 112: 105 red, 124 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697C70?

The complementary color is #7C6975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697C70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697C70 color

#697C70 rgb(105, 124, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #697C70 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 48.6% green and 43.9% blue (105, 124, 112).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#697C70 color codes

HEX	`#697C70`
RGB	`rgb(105, 124, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 48.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 15%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 10%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.2, -9.52, 4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.2, 10.42, 156.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.957, 18.588, 18.073)`
Decimal	`6913136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697C70, 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 #697C70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#697C70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #697C70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697c70; }
.text { color: #697c70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697c70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 124 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697c70, #697c7a); }

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Questions

What color is #697C70?: #697C70 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 #697C70?: The RGB value is 105, 124, 112: 105 red, 124 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697C70?: The complementary color is #7C6975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697C70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.