What color is #69825D?

#69825D 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 #69825D?

The RGB value is 105, 130, 93: 105 red, 130 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69825D?

The complementary color is #765D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69825D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69825D color

#69825D rgb(105, 130, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #69825D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 51% green and 36.5% blue (105, 130, 93).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 49% 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 4.95:1).

#69825D color codes

HEX	`#69825D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 130, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 51%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 28%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.56, -16.39, 17.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.56, 23.73, 133.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.784, 19.759, 13.336)`
Decimal	`6914653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69825D, 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 #69825D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69825D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #69825D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69825d; }
.text { color: #69825d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69825d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 130 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69825d, #5d8264); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #69825D?: #69825D 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 #69825D?: The RGB value is 105, 130, 93: 105 red, 130 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69825D?: The complementary color is #765D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69825D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.