What color is #698750?

#698750 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698750?

The RGB value is 105, 135, 80: 105 red, 135 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698750?

The complementary color is #6E5087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698750?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698750 color

#698750 rgb(105, 135, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #698750 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 52.9% green and 31.4% blue (105, 135, 80).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 26% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Homegrown (#63884A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#698750 color codes

HEX	`#698750`
RGB	`rgb(105, 135, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 52.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 26%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 41%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 41%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.85, -21.05, 26.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.85, 33.59, 128.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.937, 20.91, 10.784)`
Decimal	`6915920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698750, 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 #698750	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698750 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #698750 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698750; }
.text { color: #698750; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698750; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 135 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698750, #508753); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #698750?: #698750 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698750?: The RGB value is 105, 135, 80: 105 red, 135 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698750?: The complementary color is #6E5087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698750?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.