What color is #698F79?

#698F79 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 #698F79?

The RGB value is 105, 143, 121: 105 red, 143 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698F79?

The complementary color is #8F697F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698F79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698F79 color

#698F79 rgb(105, 143, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #698F79 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 56.1% green and 47.5% blue (105, 143, 121).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#698F79 color codes

HEX	`#698F79`
RGB	`rgb(105, 143, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 56.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 15%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.12, -17.99, 7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.12, 19.48, 157.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.098, 24.028, 21.717)`
Decimal	`6918009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698F79, 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 #698F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #698F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698f79; }
.text { color: #698f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 143 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698f79, #698f8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #698F79?: #698F79 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 #698F79?: The RGB value is 105, 143, 121: 105 red, 143 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698F79?: The complementary color is #8F697F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698F79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.