What color is #687256?

#687256 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 #687256?

The RGB value is 104, 114, 86: 104 red, 114 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687256?

The complementary color is #605672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687256?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687256 color

#687256 rgb(104, 114, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #687256 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 44.7% green and 33.7% blue (104, 114, 86).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#687256 color codes

HEX	`#687256`
RGB	`rgb(104, 114, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 44.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 25%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.51, -9.18, 14.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.51, 16.99, 122.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.406, 15.65, 11.117)`
Decimal	`6845014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687256, 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 #687256	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687256 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #687256 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687256; }
.text { color: #687256; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687256; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 114 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687256, #5a7256); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #687256?: #687256 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 #687256?: The RGB value is 104, 114, 86: 104 red, 114 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687256?: The complementary color is #605672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687256?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.