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#69712D Color

#69712D is rgb(105, 113, 45) in RGB, hsl(67, 43%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 60%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mustard Green (#6E6E30), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#69712D
HEX#69712D
RGBrgb(105, 113, 45)
HSLhsl(67, 43%, 31%)
HSVhsv(67, 60%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 60%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(52.7% 0.092 115.2)
LABlab(45.83% -10.80 35.71)
LCHlch(45.83% 37.31 106.83)

What #69712D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #69712D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#69712D Channel Values

How #69712D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 105 · G 113 · B 458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 43% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 60% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 60% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.25:1 vs white · 4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #69712D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #69712D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #69712D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #69712D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #69712D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #69712D.

How #69712D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#69712D
Protanopia#70702D
Protanomaly#6D702D
Deuteranopia#6E6E2E
Deuteranomaly#6C6F2D
Tritanopia#6F6B6B
Tritanomaly#6D6E59
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #69712D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-69712d: #69712D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #69712D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-69712d': '#69712D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.443, blue: 0.176)
Android XML<color name="color_69712d">#69712D</color>
SVG fillfill="#69712D"

More Green Colors

#69712D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#69712D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #69712D?

#69712D is a dark green — rgb(105, 113, 45) in RGB and hsl(67, 43%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mustard Green (#6E6E30), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.44.

What is the RGB value of #69712D?

#69712D is rgb(105, 113, 45) — red 105, green 113, and blue 45 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #69712D?

#69712D converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 60%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #69712D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #69712D scores 5.25:1 against white and 4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #69712D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #69712D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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