What color is #699850?

#699850 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 #699850?

The RGB value is 105, 152, 80: 105 red, 152 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699850?

The complementary color is #7F5098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699850?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699850 color

#699850 rgb(105, 152, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #699850 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 59.6% green and 31.4% blue (105, 152, 80).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 31% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bavarian Green (#749A54), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#699850 color codes

HEX	`#699850`
RGB	`rgb(105, 152, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 59.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 31%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 47%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 47%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.07, -29.51, 32.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.07, 44.12, 131.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.501, 26.038, 11.639)`
Decimal	`6920272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699850, 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 #699850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #699850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699850; }
.text { color: #699850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 152 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699850, #50985b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #699850?: #699850 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 #699850?: The RGB value is 105, 152, 80: 105 red, 152 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699850?: The complementary color is #7F5098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699850?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.