What color is #699479?

#699479 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 #699479?

The RGB value is 105, 148, 121: 105 red, 148 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699479?

The complementary color is #946984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699479?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699479 color

#699479 rgb(105, 148, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #699479 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 58% green and 47.5% blue (105, 148, 121).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#699479 color codes

HEX	`#699479`
RGB	`rgb(105, 148, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 58%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.62, -20.6, 9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.62, 22.73, 154.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.866, 25.563, 21.973)`
Decimal	`6919289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699479, 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 #699479	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699479 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #699479 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699479; }
.text { color: #699479; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699479; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 148 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699479, #69948e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #699479?: #699479 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 #699479?: The RGB value is 105, 148, 121: 105 red, 148 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699479?: The complementary color is #946984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699479?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.