What color is #699E60?

#699E60 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #699E60?

The RGB value is 105, 158, 96: 105 red, 158 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699E60?

The complementary color is #95609E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699E60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699E60 color

#699E60 rgb(105, 158, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #699E60 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 62% green and 37.6% blue (105, 158, 96).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 24% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Savage Garden (#5C9F59), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#699E60 color codes

HEX	`#699E60`
RGB	`rgb(105, 158, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 62%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 24%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 39%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 39%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.16, -30.07, 26.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.16, 40.39, 138.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.163, 28.301, 15.464)`
Decimal	`6921824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699E60, 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 #699E60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699E60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #699E60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699e60; }
.text { color: #699e60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699e60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 158 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699e60, #609e76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #699E60?: #699E60 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #699E60?: The RGB value is 105, 158, 96: 105 red, 158 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699E60?: The complementary color is #95609E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699E60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.