What color is #699781?

#699781 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #699781?

The RGB value is 105, 151, 129: 105 red, 151 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699781?

The complementary color is #97697F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699781?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699781 color

#699781 rgb(105, 151, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #699781 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 59.2% green and 50.6% blue (105, 151, 129).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#699781 color codes

HEX	`#699781`
RGB	`rgb(105, 151, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 59.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 30%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.71, -20.48, 6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.71, 21.53, 162.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.853, 26.72, 24.823)`
Decimal	`6920065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699781, 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 #699781	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699781 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #699781 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699781; }
.text { color: #699781; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699781; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 151 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699781, #699697); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #699781?: #699781 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #699781?: The RGB value is 105, 151, 129: 105 red, 151 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699781?: The complementary color is #97697F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699781?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.