What color is #698D5F?

#698D5F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698D5F?

The RGB value is 105, 141, 95: 105 red, 141 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698D5F?

The complementary color is #835F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698D5F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698D5F color

#698D5F rgb(105, 141, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #698D5F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 55.3% green and 37.3% blue (105, 141, 95).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#698D5F color codes

HEX	`#698D5F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 141, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 55.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 33%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 33%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.95, -21.82, 20.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.95, 30.01, 136.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.416, 22.879, 14.323)`
Decimal	`6917471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698D5F, 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 #698D5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698D5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #698D5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698d5f; }
.text { color: #698d5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698d5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 141 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698d5f, #5f8d6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #698D5F?: #698D5F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698D5F?: The RGB value is 105, 141, 95: 105 red, 141 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698D5F?: The complementary color is #835F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698D5F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.