What color is #698900?

#698900 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Asparagus Sultan. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698900?

The RGB value is 105, 137, 0: 105 red, 137 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698900?

The complementary color is #200089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698900?

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.

#698900 color

#698900 rgb(105, 137, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #698900 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 53.7% green and 0% blue (105, 137, 0).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Asparagus Sultan (#6A8E22), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#698900 color codes

HEX	`#698900`
RGB	`rgb(105, 137, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 53.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 100%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 100%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.83, -27.87, 56.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.83, 63.1, 116.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.772, 20.894, 3.255)`
Decimal	`6916352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698900, 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 #698900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698900 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 #698900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698900; }
.text { color: #698900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 137 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698900, #258900); }

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Questions

What color is #698900?: #698900 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Asparagus Sultan. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698900?: The RGB value is 105, 137, 0: 105 red, 137 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698900?: The complementary color is #200089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698900?: 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.