#696251

Color #696251

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.03 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#696251

RGB

rgb(105, 98, 81)

HSL

hsl(42.5, 12.9%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.5, 22.9%, 41.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 22.9%, 58.8%)

LAB

lab(41.74, -0.31, 10.7)

LCH

lch(41.74, 10.7, 91.66)

OKLCH

oklch(49.8%, 0.0274, 88.33)

HWB

hwb(42.5, 31.8%, 58.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#515869

Analogous

#695651

#696251

#646951

Triadic

#696251

#516962

#625169

Split-complementary

#696251

#516469

#565169

Tetradic

#696251

#586951

#515869

#625169

Square

#696251

#516956

#515869

#695164

Shades

Color #696251 mixed toward black.

#585244

#464136

#353129

#23211b

#12100e

Tints

Color #696251 mixed toward white.

#887f69

#a19985

#b8b2a4

#d0ccc2

#e7e5e1

Tones

Color #696251 mixed toward gray.

#676153

#656055

#636057

#615f59

#5f5e5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.47:1

White text reads better on this background (6.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#666655 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#666757 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#69595a · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 8.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #696251;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#696251]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#696251 (#696251) is rgb(105, 98, 81) in RGB.

No, #696251 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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