What color is #699E67?

#699E67 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #699E67?

The RGB value is 105, 158, 103: 105 red, 158 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699E67?

The complementary color is #9C679E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699E67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699E67 color

#699E67 rgb(105, 158, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #699E67 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 62% green and 40.4% blue (105, 158, 103).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#699E67 color codes

HEX	`#699E67`
RGB	`rgb(105, 158, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 62%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 35%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.28, -28.94, 23.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.28, 37.17, 141.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.5, 28.435, 17.238)`
Decimal	`6921831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699E67, 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 #699E67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699E67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #699E67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699e67; }
.text { color: #699e67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699e67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 158 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699e67, #679e80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #699E67?: #699E67 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #699E67?: The RGB value is 105, 158, 103: 105 red, 158 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699E67?: The complementary color is #9C679E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699E67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.