What color is #699564?

#699564 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #699564?

The RGB value is 105, 149, 100: 105 red, 149 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699564?

The complementary color is #906495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699564?

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.

#699564 color

#699564 rgb(105, 149, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #699564 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 58.4% green and 39.2% blue (105, 149, 100).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#699564 color codes

HEX	`#699564`
RGB	`rgb(105, 149, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 58.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 33%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 33%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.48, -25.03, 21.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.48, 32.81, 139.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.873, 25.418, 15.966)`
Decimal	`6919524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699564, 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 #699564	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699564 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 #699564 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699564; }
.text { color: #699564; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699564; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 149 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699564, #649578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #699564?: #699564 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #699564?: The RGB value is 105, 149, 100: 105 red, 149 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699564?: The complementary color is #906495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699564?: 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.