What color is #698B2F?

#698B2F is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Olive Drab. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698B2F?

The RGB value is 105, 139, 47: 105 red, 139 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698B2F?

The complementary color is #512F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698B2F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698B2F color

#698B2F rgb(105, 139, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #698B2F is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 54.5% green and 18.4% blue (105, 139, 47).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 49% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#698B2F color codes

HEX	`#698B2F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 139, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 54.5%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 49%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 66%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 66%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.68, -26.75, 43.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.68, 51.33, 121.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.571, 21.673, 6.052)`
Decimal	`6916911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698B2F, 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 #698B2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698B2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #698B2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698b2f; }
.text { color: #698b2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698b2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 139 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698b2f, #3b8b2f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #698B2F?: #698B2F is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Olive Drab. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698B2F?: The RGB value is 105, 139, 47: 105 red, 139 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698B2F?: The complementary color is #512F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698B2F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.