What color is #698361?

#698361 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 #698361?

The RGB value is 105, 131, 97: 105 red, 131 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698361?

The complementary color is #7B6183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698361?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698361 color

#698361 rgb(105, 131, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #698361 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 51.4% green and 38% blue (105, 131, 97).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#698361 color codes

HEX	`#698361`
RGB	`rgb(105, 131, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 51.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 26%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.95, -16.23, 15.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.95, 22.38, 136.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.099, 20.099, 14.338)`
Decimal	`6914913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698361, 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 #698361	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698361 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #698361 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698361; }
.text { color: #698361; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698361; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 131 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698361, #61836a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #698361?: #698361 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 #698361?: The RGB value is 105, 131, 97: 105 red, 131 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698361?: The complementary color is #7B6183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698361?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.