What color is #69843A?

#69843A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Pesto di Rucola. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69843A?

The RGB value is 105, 132, 58: 105 red, 132 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69843A?

The complementary color is #553A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69843A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69843A color

#69843A rgb(105, 132, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #69843A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 51.8% green and 22.7% blue (105, 132, 58).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 39% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Pesto di Rucola (#748A35), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#69843A color codes

HEX	`#69843A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 132, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 51.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 39%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 56%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 56%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.62, -22.24, 36.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.62, 42.57, 121.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.841, 19.811, 7.044)`
Decimal	`6915130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69843A, 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 #69843A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69843A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #69843A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69843a; }
.text { color: #69843a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69843a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 132 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69843a, #44843a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #69843A?: #69843A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Pesto di Rucola. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69843A?: The RGB value is 105, 132, 58: 105 red, 132 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69843A?: The complementary color is #553A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69843A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.