What color is #687159?

#687159 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 #687159?

The RGB value is 104, 113, 89: 104 red, 113 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687159?

The complementary color is #625971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687159?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687159 color

#687159 rgb(104, 113, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #687159 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 44.3% green and 34.9% blue (104, 113, 89).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#687159 color codes

HEX	`#687159`
RGB	`rgb(104, 113, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 44.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 21%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.28, -8.1, 12.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.28, 14.65, 123.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.417, 15.475, 11.729)`
Decimal	`6844761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687159, 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 #687159	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687159 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #687159 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687159; }
.text { color: #687159; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687159; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 113 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687159, #5c7159); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #687159?: #687159 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 #687159?: The RGB value is 104, 113, 89: 104 red, 113 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687159?: The complementary color is #625971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687159?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.