What color is #698A83?

#698A83 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698A83?

The RGB value is 105, 138, 131: 105 red, 138 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698A83?

The complementary color is #8A6970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698A83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698A83 color

#698A83 rgb(105, 138, 131)

Shades of teal

The hex color #698A83 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 54.1% green and 51.4% blue (105, 138, 131).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#698A83 color codes

HEX	`#698A83`
RGB	`rgb(105, 138, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 54.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 24%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 5%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.88, -13.13, -0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.88, 13.13, 180.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.01, 22.818, 24.871)`
Decimal	`6916739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698A83, 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 #698A83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698A83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #698A83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698a83; }
.text { color: #698a83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698a83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 138 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698a83, #69818a); }

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Questions

What color is #698A83?: #698A83 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698A83?: The RGB value is 105, 138, 131: 105 red, 138 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698A83?: The complementary color is #8A6970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698A83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.