What color is #698C64?

#698C64 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698C64?

The RGB value is 105, 140, 100: 105 red, 140 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698C64?

The complementary color is #87648C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698C64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698C64 color

#698C64 rgb(105, 140, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #698C64 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 54.9% green and 39.2% blue (105, 140, 100).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#698C64 color codes

HEX	`#698C64`
RGB	`rgb(105, 140, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 54.9%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 29%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 29%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.74, -20.45, 17.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.74, 26.92, 139.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.503, 22.679, 15.509)`
Decimal	`6917220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698C64, 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 #698C64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698C64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #698C64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698c64; }
.text { color: #698c64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698c64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 140 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698c64, #648c73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #698C64?: #698C64 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698C64?: The RGB value is 105, 140, 100: 105 red, 140 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698C64?: The complementary color is #87648C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698C64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.