What color is #00685F?

#00685F is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Philodendron. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00685F?

The RGB value is 0, 104, 95: 0 red, 104 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00685F?

The complementary color is #680009, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00685F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00685F color

#00685F rgb(0, 104, 95)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00685F is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 40.8% green and 37.3% blue (0, 104, 95).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Philodendron (#116356), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#00685F color codes

HEX	`#00685F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 104, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 40.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 100%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 9%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.11, -27.83, -2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.11, 27.92, 184.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.015, 10.726, 12.525)`
Decimal	`26719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00685F, 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 #00685F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#00685F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	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 #00685F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00685f; }
.text { color: #00685f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00685f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 104 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00685f, #003d68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #00685F?: #00685F is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Philodendron. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00685F?: The RGB value is 0, 104, 95: 0 red, 104 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00685F?: The complementary color is #680009, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00685F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.