What color is #69844C?

#69844C is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69844C?

The RGB value is 105, 132, 76: 105 red, 132 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69844C?

The complementary color is #674C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69844C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69844C color

#69844C rgb(105, 132, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #69844C is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 51.8% green and 29.8% blue (105, 132, 76).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 27% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#69844C color codes

HEX	`#69844C`
RGB	`rgb(105, 132, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 51.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 27%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 42%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 42%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.87, -20.06, 27.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.87, 33.72, 126.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.381, 20.027, 9.891)`
Decimal	`6915148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69844C, 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 #69844C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69844C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #69844C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69844c; }
.text { color: #69844c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69844c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 132 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69844c, #4d844c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #69844C?: #69844C is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69844C?: The RGB value is 105, 132, 76: 105 red, 132 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69844C?: The complementary color is #674C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69844C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.