What color is #699B73?

#699B73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #699B73?

The RGB value is 105, 155, 115: 105 red, 155 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699B73?

The complementary color is #9B6991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699B73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699B73 color

#699B73 rgb(105, 155, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #699B73 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 60.8% green and 45.1% blue (105, 155, 115).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 39% 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 6.54:1).

#699B73 color codes

HEX	`#699B73`
RGB	`rgb(105, 155, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 60.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 32%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 26%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.6, -25.33, 15.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.6, 29.84, 148.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.64, 27.683, 20.472)`
Decimal	`6921075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699B73, 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 #699B73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699B73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #699B73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699b73; }
.text { color: #699b73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699b73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 155 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699b73, #699b8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #699B73?: #699B73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #699B73?: The RGB value is 105, 155, 115: 105 red, 155 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699B73?: The complementary color is #9B6991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699B73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.