What color is #699071?

#699071 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 #699071?

The RGB value is 105, 144, 113: 105 red, 144 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699071?

The complementary color is #906988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699071?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699071 color

#699071 rgb(105, 144, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #699071 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 56.5% green and 44.3% blue (105, 144, 113).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#699071 color codes

HEX	`#699071`
RGB	`rgb(105, 144, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 56.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 22%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.23, -20.12, 12.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.23, 23.53, 148.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.779, 24.141, 19.29)`
Decimal	`6918257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699071, 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 #699071	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699071 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #699071 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699071; }
.text { color: #699071; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699071; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 144 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699071, #699085); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #699071?: #699071 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 #699071?: The RGB value is 105, 144, 113: 105 red, 144 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699071?: The complementary color is #906988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699071?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.