What color is #698074?

#698074 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698074?

The RGB value is 105, 128, 116: 105 red, 128 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698074?

The complementary color is #806975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698074?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698074 color

#698074 rgb(105, 128, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #698074 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 50.2% green and 45.5% blue (105, 128, 116).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#698074 color codes

HEX	`#698074`
RGB	`rgb(105, 128, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 50.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 18%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 9%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.5, -10.92, 3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.5, 11.54, 161.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.696, 19.702, 19.443)`
Decimal	`6914164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698074, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #698074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #698074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698074; }
.text { color: #698074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 128 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698074, #69807f); }

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Questions

What color is #698074?: #698074 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698074?: The RGB value is 105, 128, 116: 105 red, 128 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698074?: The complementary color is #806975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698074?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.