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#698708 Color

#698708 is rgb(105, 135, 8) in RGB, hsl(74, 89%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 94%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#698708
HEX#698708
RGBrgb(105, 135, 8)
HSLhsl(74, 89%, 28%)
HSVhsv(74, 94%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 94%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(57.9% 0.141 124)
LABlab(52.43% -22.93 53.83)
LCHlch(52.43% 58.51 113.07)

What #698708 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #698708, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 5.63Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 13.14Olive#808000ΔE 13.67Sap Green#507D2AΔE 16.52Khaki Green#728639ΔE 16.97Citron#9FA91FΔE 18.27

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#698708 Channel Values

How #698708 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 105 · G 135 · B 88-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 89% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 94% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 94% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.14:1 vs white · 5.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #698708 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #698708 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #698708

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #698708; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#698708
Complementary
#260887
Analogous
#876508
Analogous
#2A8708
Triadic
#086987
Triadic
#870869
Split comp.
#082A87
Split comp.
#650887

Tints & Shades of #698708

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8FB70B
#B4E70D
#C7F335
#D4F665
#E2F995
#EFFCC5

Shades

#5E7807
#4F6506
#445705
#354304
#293503
#1A2202

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #698708.

How #698708 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#698708
Protanopia#82820A
Protanomaly#798409
Deuteranopia#7E7E10
Deuteranomaly#76820D
Tritanopia#737F7F
Tritanomaly#6F8264
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #698708 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-698708: #698708;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #698708;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-698708': '#698708' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.529, blue: 0.031)
Android XML<color name="color_698708">#698708</color>
SVG fillfill="#698708"

More Green Colors

#698708 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#698708 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #698708?

#698708 is a dark green — rgb(105, 135, 8) in RGB and hsl(74, 89%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.63.

What is the RGB value of #698708?

#698708 is rgb(105, 135, 8) — red 105, green 135, and blue 8 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #698708?

#698708 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 94%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #698708 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #698708 scores 4.14:1 against white and 5.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #698708 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #698708 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 5.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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