What color is #698566?

#698566 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 #698566?

The RGB value is 105, 133, 102: 105 red, 133 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698566?

The complementary color is #826685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698566?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698566 color

#698566 rgb(105, 133, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #698566 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 52.2% green and 40% blue (105, 133, 102).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#698566 color codes

HEX	`#698566`
RGB	`rgb(105, 133, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 52.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 23%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.66, -16.4, 13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.66, 21.25, 140.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.611, 20.737, 15.695)`
Decimal	`6915430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698566, 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 #698566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #698566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698566; }
.text { color: #698566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 133 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698566, #668573); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #698566?: #698566 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 #698566?: The RGB value is 105, 133, 102: 105 red, 133 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698566?: The complementary color is #826685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698566?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.