What color is #699370?

#699370 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 #699370?

The RGB value is 105, 147, 112: 105 red, 147 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699370?

The complementary color is #93698C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699370?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699370 color

#699370 rgb(105, 147, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #699370 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 57.6% green and 43.9% blue (105, 147, 112).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#699370 color codes

HEX	`#699370`
RGB	`rgb(105, 147, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 57.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.11, -21.86, 14.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.11, 25.96, 147.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.183, 25.04, 19.149)`
Decimal	`6919024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699370, 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 #699370	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699370 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #699370 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699370; }
.text { color: #699370; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699370; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 147 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699370, #699385); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #699370?: #699370 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 #699370?: The RGB value is 105, 147, 112: 105 red, 147 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699370?: The complementary color is #93698C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699370?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.