What color is #689938?

#689938 is a desaturated green known as Hidden Valley. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hidden Valley?

The RGB value is 104, 153, 56: 104 red, 153 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hidden Valley?

The complementary color is #693899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689938?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hidden Valley color: hex code #689938

#689938 rgb(104, 153, 56)

Shades of green

Hidden Valley has the hex code #689938. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 60% green and 22% blue (104, 153, 56).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 46% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 40% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

Hidden Valley (#689938) color codes

HEX	`#689938`
RGB	`rgb(104, 153, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 60%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 46%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 63%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 63%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.05, -33.03, 44.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.05, 55.44, 126.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.814, 26.01, 7.823)`
Decimal	`6854968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hidden Valley, 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 #689938	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689938 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #689938 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689938; }
.text { color: #689938; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689938; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 153 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689938, #389939); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #689938 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #689938?: #689938 is a desaturated green known as Hidden Valley. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hidden Valley?: The RGB value is 104, 153, 56: 104 red, 153 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hidden Valley?: The complementary color is #693899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689938?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.