What color is #69824F?

#69824F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69824F?

The RGB value is 105, 130, 79: 105 red, 130 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69824F?

The complementary color is #684F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69824F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69824F color

#69824F rgb(105, 130, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #69824F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 51% green and 31% blue (105, 130, 79).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 24% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#69824F color codes

HEX	`#69824F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 130, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 51%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 24%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 39%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 39%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.3, -18.59, 24.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.3, 30.94, 126.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.219, 19.533, 10.364)`
Decimal	`6914639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69824F, 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 #69824F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69824F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #69824F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69824f; }
.text { color: #69824f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69824f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 130 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69824f, #50824f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #69824F?: #69824F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69824F?: The RGB value is 105, 130, 79: 105 red, 130 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69824F?: The complementary color is #684F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69824F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.