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#69770E Color

#69770E is rgb(105, 119, 14) in RGB, hsl(68, 79%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 88%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive (#808000), visibly different at ΔE 10.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#69770E
HEX#69770E
RGBrgb(105, 119, 14)
HSLhsl(68, 79%, 26%)
HSVhsv(68, 88%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 88%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(53.9% 0.12 117.8)
LABlab(47.49% -15.14 48.81)
LCHlch(47.49% 51.10 107.23)

What #69770E 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 #69770E, 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.

#69770E Channel Values

How #69770E 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 119 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 79% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 88% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 88% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.95:1 vs white · 4.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #69770E 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 text4.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #69770E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #69770E; 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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Tints & Shades of #69770E

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #69770E.

How #69770E 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#69770E
Protanopia#75750F
Protanomaly#70760E
Deuteranopia#737311
Deuteranomaly#6F7410
Tritanopia#717070
Tritanomaly#6E7359
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #69770E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-69770e: #69770E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #69770E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-69770e': '#69770E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.467, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_69770e">#69770E</color>
SVG fillfill="#69770E"

More Green Colors

#69770E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#69770E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #69770E?

#69770E is a dark green — rgb(105, 119, 14) in RGB and hsl(68, 79%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive (#808000), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.3.

What is the RGB value of #69770E?

#69770E is rgb(105, 119, 14) — red 105, green 119, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #69770E?

#69770E converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 88%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #69770E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #69770E scores 4.95:1 against white and 4.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #69770E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #69770E 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 olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 10.3, which is visibly different.

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