What color is #69836B?

#69836B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69836B?

The RGB value is 105, 131, 107: 105 red, 131 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69836B?

The complementary color is #836981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69836B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69836B color

#69836B rgb(105, 131, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #69836B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 51.4% green and 42% blue (105, 131, 107).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#69836B color codes

HEX	`#69836B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 131, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 51.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 18%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.17, -14.38, 9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.17, 17.49, 145.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.595, 20.297, 16.95)`
Decimal	`6914923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69836B, 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 #69836B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69836B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #69836B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69836b; }
.text { color: #69836b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69836b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 131 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69836b, #698378); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #69836B?: #69836B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69836B?: The RGB value is 105, 131, 107: 105 red, 131 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69836B?: The complementary color is #836981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69836B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.