What color is #698A72?

#698A72 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698A72?

The RGB value is 105, 138, 114: 105 red, 138 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698A72?

The complementary color is #8A6981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698A72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698A72 color

#698A72 rgb(105, 138, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #698A72 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 54.1% green and 44.7% blue (105, 138, 114).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#698A72 color codes

HEX	`#698A72`
RGB	`rgb(105, 138, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 54.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 24%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 17%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.44, -16.77, 9.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.44, 19.09, 151.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.951, 22.395, 19.293)`
Decimal	`6916722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698A72, 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 #698A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #698A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698a72; }
.text { color: #698a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 138 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698a72, #698a83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #698A72?: #698A72 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698A72?: The RGB value is 105, 138, 114: 105 red, 138 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698A72?: The complementary color is #8A6981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698A72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.