What color is #698768?

#698768 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 #698768?

The RGB value is 105, 135, 104: 105 red, 135 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698768?

The complementary color is #866887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698768?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698768 color

#698768 rgb(105, 135, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #698768 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 52.9% green and 40.8% blue (105, 135, 104).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#698768 color codes

HEX	`#698768`
RGB	`rgb(105, 135, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 52.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 23%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.31, -17.1, 13.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.31, 21.64, 142.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.988, 21.33, 16.316)`
Decimal	`6915944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698768, 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 #698768	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698768 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #698768 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698768; }
.text { color: #698768; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698768; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 135 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698768, #688776); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #698768?: #698768 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 #698768?: The RGB value is 105, 135, 104: 105 red, 135 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698768?: The complementary color is #866887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698768?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.