What color is #687154?

#687154 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687154?

The RGB value is 104, 113, 84: 104 red, 113 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687154?

The complementary color is #5D5471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687154?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687154 color

#687154 rgb(104, 113, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #687154 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 44.3% green and 32.9% blue (104, 113, 84).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#687154 color codes

HEX	`#687154`
RGB	`rgb(104, 113, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 44.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 26%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 26%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.17, -8.95, 15.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.17, 17.47, 120.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.214, 15.393, 10.661)`
Decimal	`6844756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687154, 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 #687154	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687154 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #687154 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687154; }
.text { color: #687154; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687154; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 113 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687154, #597154); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #687154?: #687154 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687154?: The RGB value is 104, 113, 84: 104 red, 113 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687154?: The complementary color is #5D5471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687154?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.