What color is #699753?

#699753 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #699753?

The RGB value is 105, 151, 83: 105 red, 151 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699753?

The complementary color is #815397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699753?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699753 color

#699753 rgb(105, 151, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #699753 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 59.2% green and 32.5% blue (105, 151, 83).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 29% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bavarian Green (#749A54), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#699753 color codes

HEX	`#699753`
RGB	`rgb(105, 151, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 59.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 29%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 45%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 45%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.81, -28.62, 30.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.81, 42.11, 132.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.453, 25.76, 12.182)`
Decimal	`6920019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699753, 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 #699753	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699753 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #699753 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699753; }
.text { color: #699753; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699753; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 151 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699753, #53975f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #699753?: #699753 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #699753?: The RGB value is 105, 151, 83: 105 red, 151 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699753?: The complementary color is #815397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699753?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.