What color is #698075?

#698075 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698075?

The RGB value is 105, 128, 117: 105 red, 128 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698075?

The complementary color is #806974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698075?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698075 color

#698075 rgb(105, 128, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #698075 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 50.2% green and 45.9% blue (105, 128, 117).

Its hue angle is 151°, 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 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#698075 color codes

HEX	`#698075`
RGB	`rgb(105, 128, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 50.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 18%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 9%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.53, -10.71, 3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.53, 11.18, 163.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.755, 19.726, 19.751)`
Decimal	`6914165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698075, 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 #698075	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698075 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #698075 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698075; }
.text { color: #698075; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698075; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 128 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698075, #697f80); }

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Questions

What color is #698075?: #698075 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698075?: The RGB value is 105, 128, 117: 105 red, 128 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698075?: The complementary color is #806974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698075?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.