What color is #698375?

#698375 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698375?

The RGB value is 105, 131, 117: 105 red, 131 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698375?

The complementary color is #836977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698375?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698375 color

#698375 rgb(105, 131, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #698375 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 51.4% green and 45.9% blue (105, 131, 117).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#698375 color codes

HEX	`#698375`
RGB	`rgb(105, 131, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 51.4%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.42, -12.36, 4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.42, 13.16, 160.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.152, 20.52, 19.883)`
Decimal	`6914933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698375, 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 #698375	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698375 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #698375 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698375; }
.text { color: #698375; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698375; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 131 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698375, #698382); }

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Questions

What color is #698375?: #698375 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698375?: The RGB value is 105, 131, 117: 105 red, 131 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698375?: The complementary color is #836977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698375?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.