What color is #698260?

#698260 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698260?

The RGB value is 105, 130, 96: 105 red, 130 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698260?

The complementary color is #796082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698260?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698260 color

#698260 rgb(105, 130, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #698260 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 51% green and 37.6% blue (105, 130, 96).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#698260 color codes

HEX	`#698260`
RGB	`rgb(105, 130, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 51%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 26%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.62, -15.87, 15.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.62, 22.21, 135.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.919, 19.813, 14.05)`
Decimal	`6914656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698260, 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 #698260	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698260 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #698260 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698260; }
.text { color: #698260; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698260; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 130 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698260, #608268); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #698260?: #698260 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698260?: The RGB value is 105, 130, 96: 105 red, 130 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698260?: The complementary color is #796082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698260?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.