What color is #698670?

#698670 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698670?

The RGB value is 105, 134, 112: 105 red, 134 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698670?

The complementary color is #86697F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698670?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698670 color

#698670 rgb(105, 134, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #698670 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 52.5% green and 43.9% blue (105, 134, 112).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#698670 color codes

HEX	`#698670`
RGB	`rgb(105, 134, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 52.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 16%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.19, -15.02, 8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.19, 17.26, 150.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.275, 21.223, 18.512)`
Decimal	`6915696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698670, 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 #698670	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698670 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #698670 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698670; }
.text { color: #698670; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698670; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 134 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698670, #69867e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #698670?: #698670 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698670?: The RGB value is 105, 134, 112: 105 red, 134 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698670?: The complementary color is #86697F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698670?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.