What color is #698C79?

#698C79 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698C79?

The RGB value is 105, 140, 121: 105 red, 140 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698C79?

The complementary color is #8C697C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698C79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698C79 color

#698C79 rgb(105, 140, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #698C79 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 54.9% green and 47.5% blue (105, 140, 121).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#698C79 color codes

HEX	`#698C79`
RGB	`rgb(105, 140, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 54.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 14%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.22, -16.4, 6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.22, 17.53, 159.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.654, 23.139, 21.569)`
Decimal	`6917241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698C79, 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 #698C79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698C79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #698C79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698c79; }
.text { color: #698c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698c79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 140 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698c79, #698c8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #698C79?: #698C79 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698C79?: The RGB value is 105, 140, 121: 105 red, 140 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698C79?: The complementary color is #8C697C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698C79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.