What color is #698241?

#698241 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698241?

The RGB value is 105, 130, 65: 105 red, 130 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698241?

The complementary color is #5A4182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698241?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698241 color

#698241 rgb(105, 130, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #698241 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 51% green and 25.5% blue (105, 130, 65).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#698241 color codes

HEX	`#698241`
RGB	`rgb(105, 130, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 51%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 33%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 50%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 50%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.09, -20.43, 32.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.09, 38.02, 122.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.762, 19.35, 7.957)`
Decimal	`6914625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698241, 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 #698241	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698241 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #698241 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698241; }
.text { color: #698241; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698241; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 130 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698241, #488241); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #698241?: #698241 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698241?: The RGB value is 105, 130, 65: 105 red, 130 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698241?: The complementary color is #5A4182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698241?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.