What color is #697E66?

#697E66 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 #697E66?

The RGB value is 105, 126, 102: 105 red, 126 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697E66?

The complementary color is #7B667E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697E66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697E66 color

#697E66 rgb(105, 126, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #697E66 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 49.4% green and 40% blue (105, 126, 102).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#697E66 color codes

HEX	`#697E66`
RGB	`rgb(105, 126, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 49.4%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 19%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 19%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.55, -12.61, 10.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.55, 16.45, 140.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.684, 18.884, 15.386)`
Decimal	`6913638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697E66, 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 #697E66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#697E66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #697E66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697e66; }
.text { color: #697e66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697e66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 126 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697e66, #667e6f); }

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Questions

What color is #697E66?: #697E66 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 #697E66?: The RGB value is 105, 126, 102: 105 red, 126 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697E66?: The complementary color is #7B667E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697E66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.