What color is #698377?

#698377 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 #698377?

The RGB value is 105, 131, 119: 105 red, 131 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698377?

The complementary color is #836975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698377 color

#698377 rgb(105, 131, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #698377 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 51.4% green and 46.7% blue (105, 131, 119).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#698377 color codes

HEX	`#698377`
RGB	`rgb(105, 131, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 51.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.47, -11.94, 3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.47, 12.42, 164.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.271, 20.567, 20.509)`
Decimal	`6914935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698377, 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 #698377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #698377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698377; }
.text { color: #698377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 131 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698377, #698283); }

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Questions

What color is #698377?: #698377 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 #698377?: The RGB value is 105, 131, 119: 105 red, 131 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698377?: The complementary color is #836975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.