What color is #698874?

#698874 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698874?

The RGB value is 105, 136, 116: 105 red, 136 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698874?

The complementary color is #88697D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698874?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698874 color

#698874 rgb(105, 136, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #698874 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 53.3% green and 45.5% blue (105, 136, 116).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#698874 color codes

HEX	`#698874`
RGB	`rgb(105, 136, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 53.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 15%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.89, -15.29, 7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.89, 16.89, 154.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.781, 21.872, 19.804)`
Decimal	`6916212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698874, 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 #698874	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698874 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #698874 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698874; }
.text { color: #698874; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698874; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 136 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698874, #698883); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #698874?: #698874 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698874?: The RGB value is 105, 136, 116: 105 red, 136 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698874?: The complementary color is #88697D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698874?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.