What color is #698D62?

#698D62 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698D62?

The RGB value is 105, 141, 98: 105 red, 141 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698D62?

The complementary color is #86628D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698D62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698D62 color

#698D62 rgb(105, 141, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #698D62 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 55.3% green and 38.4% blue (105, 141, 98).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 18% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#698D62 color codes

HEX	`#698D62`
RGB	`rgb(105, 141, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 55.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 18%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 30%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 30%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55, -21.31, 19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55, 28.55, 138.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.555, 22.934, 15.055)`
Decimal	`6917474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698D62, 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 #698D62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698D62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #698D62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698d62; }
.text { color: #698d62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698d62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 141 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698d62, #628d71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #698D62?: #698D62 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698D62?: The RGB value is 105, 141, 98: 105 red, 141 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698D62?: The complementary color is #86628D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698D62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.