What color is #699174?

#699174 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 #699174?

The RGB value is 105, 145, 116: 105 red, 145 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699174?

The complementary color is #916986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699174?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699174 color

#699174 rgb(105, 145, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #699174 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 56.9% green and 45.5% blue (105, 145, 116).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#699174 color codes

HEX	`#699174`
RGB	`rgb(105, 145, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 56.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 28%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 20%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.6, -20.05, 11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.6, 22.88, 151.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.103, 24.514, 20.245)`
Decimal	`6918516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699174, 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 #699174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #699174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699174; }
.text { color: #699174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 145 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699174, #699188); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #699174?: #699174 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 #699174?: The RGB value is 105, 145, 116: 105 red, 145 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699174?: The complementary color is #916986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699174?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.