Recognised as Colour
#696D28
- #696D28
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark olivegreen
#696D28 is a yellow with RGB values 105, 109, 40 and HSL 63°, 46%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.
Colour values
#696D28#696D28
HEX#696D28
RGBrgb(105, 109, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4275, 0.1569
RGB percentages41.2%, 42.7%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(63.5, 46.3%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.5, 63.3%, 42.7%)
CMYK3.7%, 0%, 63.3%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,909,224
CSS custom property--colour: #696D28;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#9692D7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C286D
Analogous#6D4F28, #466D28
Triadic#28696D, #6D2869
Split complementary#28466D, #4F286D
Tetradic#286D4F, #2C286D, #6D2846
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R105
G109
B40
Red105 (41.2%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue63.48°
Saturation (HSL)46.31%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 69 · G 6D · B 28
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