What color is #698F87?

#698F87 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698F87?

The RGB value is 105, 143, 135: 105 red, 143 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698F87?

The complementary color is #8F6971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698F87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698F87 color

#698F87 rgb(105, 143, 135)

Shades of teal

The hex color #698F87 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 56.1% green and 52.9% blue (105, 143, 135).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#698F87 color codes

HEX	`#698F87`
RGB	`rgb(105, 143, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 56.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.48, -14.93, -0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.48, 14.93, 180.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.02, 24.397, 26.571)`
Decimal	`6918023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698F87, 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 #698F87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698F87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #698F87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698f87; }
.text { color: #698f87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698f87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 143 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698f87, #69848f); }

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Questions

What color is #698F87?: #698F87 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698F87?: The RGB value is 105, 143, 135: 105 red, 143 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698F87?: The complementary color is #8F6971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698F87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.