What color is #698E6A?

#698E6A 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 #698E6A?

The RGB value is 105, 142, 106: 105 red, 142 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698E6A?

The complementary color is #8E698D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698E6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698E6A color

#698E6A rgb(105, 142, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #698E6A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 55.7% green and 41.6% blue (105, 142, 106).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#698E6A color codes

HEX	`#698E6A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 142, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 55.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 26%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 25%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.47, -20.41, 15.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.47, 25.4, 143.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.099, 23.389, 17.194)`
Decimal	`6917738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698E6A, 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 #698E6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698E6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #698E6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698e6a; }
.text { color: #698e6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698e6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 142 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698e6a, #698e7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #698E6A?: #698E6A 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 #698E6A?: The RGB value is 105, 142, 106: 105 red, 142 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698E6A?: The complementary color is #8E698D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698E6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.