What color is #699057?

#699057 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 #699057?

The RGB value is 105, 144, 87: 105 red, 144 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699057?

The complementary color is #7E5790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699057?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699057 color

#699057 rgb(105, 144, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #699057 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 56.5% green and 34.1% blue (105, 144, 87).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 44% 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 5.73:1).

#699057 color codes

HEX	`#699057`
RGB	`rgb(105, 144, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 56.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 40%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 40%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.72, -24.6, 26.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.72, 35.84, 133.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.519, 23.637, 12.654)`
Decimal	`6918231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699057, 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 #699057	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699057 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #699057 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699057; }
.text { color: #699057; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699057; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 144 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699057, #579062); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #699057?: #699057 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 #699057?: The RGB value is 105, 144, 87: 105 red, 144 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699057?: The complementary color is #7E5790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699057?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.