What color is #698469?

#698469 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698469?

The RGB value is 105, 132, 105: 105 red, 132 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698469?

The complementary color is #846984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698469?

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.

#698469 color

#698469 rgb(105, 132, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #698469 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 51.8% green and 41.2% blue (105, 132, 105).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#698469 color codes

HEX	`#698469`
RGB	`rgb(105, 132, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 51.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.43, -15.31, 11.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.43, 19.12, 143.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.626, 20.525, 16.448)`
Decimal	`6915177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698469, 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 #698469	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698469 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 #698469 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698469; }
.text { color: #698469; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698469; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 132 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698469, #698476); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #698469?: #698469 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698469?: The RGB value is 105, 132, 105: 105 red, 132 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698469?: The complementary color is #846984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698469?: 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.