What color is #698A68?

#698A68 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698A68?

The RGB value is 105, 138, 104: 105 red, 138 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698A68?

The complementary color is #89688A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698A68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698A68 color

#698A68 rgb(105, 138, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #698A68 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 54.1% green and 40.8% blue (105, 138, 104).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#698A68 color codes

HEX	`#698A68`
RGB	`rgb(105, 138, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 54.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 25%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.22, -18.69, 14.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.22, 23.67, 142.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.412, 22.179, 16.458)`
Decimal	`6916712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698A68, 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 #698A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #698A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698a68; }
.text { color: #698a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 138 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698a68, #688a78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #698A68?: #698A68 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698A68?: The RGB value is 105, 138, 104: 105 red, 138 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698A68?: The complementary color is #89688A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698A68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.