What color is #699562?

#699562 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #699562?

The RGB value is 105, 149, 98: 105 red, 149 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699562?

The complementary color is #8E6295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699562?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699562 color

#699562 rgb(105, 149, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #699562 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 58.4% green and 38.4% blue (105, 149, 98).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#699562 color codes

HEX	`#699562`
RGB	`rgb(105, 149, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 58.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 34%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 34%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.44, -25.36, 22.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.44, 33.76, 138.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.777, 25.379, 15.462)`
Decimal	`6919522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699562, 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 #699562	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699562 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #699562 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699562; }
.text { color: #699562; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699562; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 149 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699562, #629575); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #699562?: #699562 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #699562?: The RGB value is 105, 149, 98: 105 red, 149 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699562?: The complementary color is #8E6295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699562?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.