What color is #699473?

#699473 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 #699473?

The RGB value is 105, 148, 115: 105 red, 148 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699473?

The complementary color is #94698A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699473?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699473 color

#699473 rgb(105, 148, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #699473 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 58% green and 45.1% blue (105, 148, 115).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#699473 color codes

HEX	`#699473`
RGB	`rgb(105, 148, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 58%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 22%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.48, -21.79, 12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.48, 25.29, 149.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.509, 25.42, 20.095)`
Decimal	`6919283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699473, 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 #699473	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699473 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #699473 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699473; }
.text { color: #699473; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699473; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 148 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699473, #699489); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #699473?: #699473 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 #699473?: The RGB value is 105, 148, 115: 105 red, 148 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699473?: The complementary color is #94698A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699473?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.