#69684b Color Information

#69684b Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #69684b, and its official name is Hemlock. In RGB, it consists of 41.2% Red, 40.8% Green, and 29.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 1% Magenta, 28.6% Yellow, and 58.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 58.0°, with saturation of 16.7% and lightness of 35.3%. The decimal value for #69684b is 6907979, and its nearest "web safe" color is #666633. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #69684b is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#69684b Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorHemlock Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color105, 104, 75 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color41.2%, 40.8%, 29.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.588, 0.592, 0.706 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.01, 0.286, 0.588 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color58.0°, 16.7%, 35.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color58.0°, 28.6%, 41.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color12.046, 13.412, 8.611 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color76, 105, 75 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code6907979 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color43.377, -4.784, 16.529 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)43.377, 17.208, 106.143 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color43.377, 2.098, 20.637 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color36.622, -5.376, 11.696 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.354, 0.394, 13.412 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4285098059 / 0xff69684b Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#666633 Copy
Last Updated: November 8, 2024

Shades of #69684b

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #69684b, its pure hue is 58.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 16.7%, and its lightness is 35.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #69684b, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0d0d09 to #5c5b42.

Tints of #69684b

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #69684b, its pure hue is 58.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 16.7%, and its lightness is 35.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #69684b, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #7c7b62 to #ecece9.

Tones of #69684b

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #69684b, its pure hue is 58.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 16.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #69684b, which range from #5a5a5a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #b4ae00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #69684b

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #69684b! For #69684b, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #69684b. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #69684b

This color, #69684b, consists of 41.2% Red, 40.8% Green, and 29.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 105, Green = 104, Blue = 75. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #69684b is 0% Cyan, 1% Magenta, 28.6% Yellow, and 58.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R41.2%
C0.0%
G40.8%
M1.0%
B29.4%
Y28.6%
K58.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 105 104 75
Octal 151 150 113
Hexa #69 #68 #4b
Binary 01101001 01101000 01001011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 0 28 58
Octal 0 0 34 72
Hexa #00 #00 #1c #3a
Binary 00000000 00000000 00011100 00111010

Analogous Colors of #69684b

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #69684b — which has hue 58.0° — its analogous colors are located at 28.0° and 88.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #69684b.

Triadic Colors of #69684b

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #69684b — which has hue 58.0° — its triadic colors are located at 58.0° and 298.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #69684b.

Complementary Color of #69684b

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #69684b — which has hue 58.0° — its complementary color is located at 238.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #69684b.

Split Complementary Colors of #69684b

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #69684b — which has hue 58.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 58.0° and 268.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #69684b.

Tetradic Colors of #69684b

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #69684b — which has hue 58.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 328.0°, 58.0°, 148.0°, and 238.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #69684b.

Monochromatic Colors of #69684b

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #69684b, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #313129 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #a5a369 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #69684b

We want to make getting started with #69684b on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #69684b into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #69684b can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #69684b with other HTML elements.

#69684b Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #69684b.
<span style="color: #69684b;">The color of this text is #69684b.</span>

#69684b Background Color

The background color for this text is #69684b.
<div style="background-color: #69684b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #69684b.</div>

#69684b Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #69684b.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #69684b;">This color for the shadow of this text is #69684b.</span>

#69684b Border Color

This is a div with border color #69684b.
<div style="border: #69684b 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #69684b.</div>

#69684b Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #69684b on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #69684b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #69684b on a white background.</div></div>

#69684b Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #69684b on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #69684b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #69684b on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #69684b to White

This is a gradient from #69684b to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#69684b,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#69684b,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#69684b,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#69684b,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #69684b to white.</div>

Gradient from #69684b to Black

This is a gradient from #69684b to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#69684b,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#69684b,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#69684b,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#69684b,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #69684b to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #69684b

In addition to using #69684b on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #69684b in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #69684b, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 105, Green = 104, Blue = 75). If you need details about the color coordinates of #69684b in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #69684b
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(105, 104, 75)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #69684b; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #69684b; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #69684b; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(105, 104, 75);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#69684b")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:105, green:104, blue:75, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:105 green:104 blue:75 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(105f, 104f, 75f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(105, 104, 75);
 

#69684b Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #69684b the same way. For those with color blindness, #69684b might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #69684b looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #69684b is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #69684b looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #69684b will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #69684b is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.7:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #69684b would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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