What color is #697F69?

#697F69 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697F69?

The RGB value is 105, 127, 105: 105 red, 127 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697F69?

The complementary color is #7F697F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697F69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697F69 color

#697F69 rgb(105, 127, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #697F69 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 49.8% green and 41.2% blue (105, 127, 105).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#697F69 color codes

HEX	`#697F69`
RGB	`rgb(105, 127, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 49.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 17%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 17%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.92, -12.59, 9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.92, 15.68, 143.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.964, 19.202, 16.227)`
Decimal	`6913897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697F69, 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 #697F69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#697F69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #697F69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697f69; }
.text { color: #697f69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697f69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 127 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697f69, #697f74); }

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Questions

What color is #697F69?: #697F69 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697F69?: The RGB value is 105, 127, 105: 105 red, 127 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697F69?: The complementary color is #7F697F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697F69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.