What color is #698978?

#698978 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 #698978?

The RGB value is 105, 137, 120: 105 red, 137 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698978?

The complementary color is #89697A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698978?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698978 color

#698978 rgb(105, 137, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #698978 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 53.7% green and 47.1% blue (105, 137, 120).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#698978 color codes

HEX	`#698978`
RGB	`rgb(105, 137, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 53.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 12%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.29, -15, 5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.29, 15.96, 160.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.161, 22.25, 21.103)`
Decimal	`6916472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698978, 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 #698978	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698978 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #698978 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698978; }
.text { color: #698978; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698978; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 137 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698978, #698988); }

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Questions

What color is #698978?: #698978 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 #698978?: The RGB value is 105, 137, 120: 105 red, 137 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698978?: The complementary color is #89697A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698978?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.