What color is #699F7C?

#699F7C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #699F7C?

The RGB value is 105, 159, 124: 105 red, 159 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #699F7C?

The complementary color is #9F698C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #699F7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#699F7C color

#699F7C rgb(105, 159, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #699F7C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 62.4% green and 48.6% blue (105, 159, 124).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#699F7C color codes

HEX	`#699F7C`
RGB	`rgb(105, 159, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 62.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 22%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61, -25.57, 12.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61, 28.55, 153.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.861, 29.254, 23.56)`
Decimal	`6922108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #699F7C, 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 #699F7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#699F7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #699F7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #699f7c; }
.text { color: #699f7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699f7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 159 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #699f7c, #699f97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #699F7C?: #699F7C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #699F7C?: The RGB value is 105, 159, 124: 105 red, 159 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #699F7C?: The complementary color is #9F698C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #699F7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.