What color is #698380?

#698380 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698380?

The RGB value is 105, 131, 128: 105 red, 131 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698380?

The complementary color is #83696C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698380?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698380 color

#698380 rgb(105, 131, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #698380 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 51.4% green and 50.2% blue (105, 131, 128).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#698380 color codes

HEX	`#698380`
RGB	`rgb(105, 131, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 51.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.72, -9.96, -1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.72, 10.06, 188.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.837, 20.794, 23.492)`
Decimal	`6914944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698380, 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 #698380	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698380 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #698380 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698380; }
.text { color: #698380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698380; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 131 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698380, #697983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #698380?: #698380 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698380?: The RGB value is 105, 131, 128: 105 red, 131 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698380?: The complementary color is #83696C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698380?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.