What color is #698877?

#698877 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 #698877?

The RGB value is 105, 136, 119: 105 red, 136 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698877?

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

Is black or white text better on #698877?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698877 color

#698877 rgb(105, 136, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #698877 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 53.3% green and 46.7% blue (105, 136, 119).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#698877 color codes

HEX	`#698877`
RGB	`rgb(105, 136, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 53.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 12%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.97, -14.67, 5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.97, 15.69, 159.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.959, 21.943, 20.738)`
Decimal	`6916215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698877, 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 #698877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #698877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698877; }
.text { color: #698877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 136 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698877, #698887); }

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Questions

What color is #698877?: #698877 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 #698877?: The RGB value is 105, 136, 119: 105 red, 136 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698877?: The complementary color is #88697A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698877?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.