What color is #698B43?

#698B43 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Hidden Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698B43?

The RGB value is 105, 139, 67: 105 red, 139 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698B43?

The complementary color is #65438B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698B43?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698B43 color

#698B43 rgb(105, 139, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #698B43 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 54.5% green and 26.3% blue (105, 139, 67).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 35% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Hidden Paradise (#5E8B3D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#698B43 color codes

HEX	`#698B43`
RGB	`rgb(105, 139, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 54.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 35%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 52%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 52%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.89, -24.77, 34.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.89, 42.4, 125.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.071, 21.873, 8.684)`
Decimal	`6916931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698B43, 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 #698B43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698B43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #698B43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698b43; }
.text { color: #698b43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698b43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 139 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698b43, #458b43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #698B43?: #698B43 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Hidden Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698B43?: The RGB value is 105, 139, 67: 105 red, 139 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698B43?: The complementary color is #65438B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698B43?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.