What color is #69864A?

#69864A is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69864A?

The RGB value is 105, 134, 74: 105 red, 134 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69864A?

The complementary color is #674A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69864A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69864A color

#69864A rgb(105, 134, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #69864A is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 52.5% green and 29% blue (105, 134, 74).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 29% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Homegrown (#63884A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#69864A color codes

HEX	`#69864A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 134, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 52.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 29%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 45%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 45%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.45, -21.37, 28.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.45, 35.97, 126.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.587, 20.548, 9.622)`
Decimal	`6915658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69864A, 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 #69864A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#69864A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #69864A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69864a; }
.text { color: #69864a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69864a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 134 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69864a, #4b864a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #69864A?: #69864A is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69864A?: The RGB value is 105, 134, 74: 105 red, 134 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69864A?: The complementary color is #674A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69864A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.