What color is #698579?

#698579 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698579?

The RGB value is 105, 133, 121: 105 red, 133 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698579?

The complementary color is #856975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698579?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698579 color

#698579 rgb(105, 133, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #698579 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 52.2% green and 47.5% blue (105, 133, 121).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#698579 color codes

HEX	`#698579`
RGB	`rgb(105, 133, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 52.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 21%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 9%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.12, -12.61, 3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.12, 13.01, 165.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.663, 21.158, 21.239)`
Decimal	`6915449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698579, 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 #698579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #698579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698579; }
.text { color: #698579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 133 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698579, #698385); }

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Questions

What color is #698579?: #698579 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698579?: The RGB value is 105, 133, 121: 105 red, 133 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698579?: The complementary color is #856975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698579?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.