What color is #687550?

#687550 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687550?

The RGB value is 104, 117, 80: 104 red, 117 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687550?

The complementary color is #5D5075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687550?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687550 color

#687550 rgb(104, 117, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #687550 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 45.9% green and 31.4% blue (104, 117, 80).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#687550 color codes

HEX	`#687550`
RGB	`rgb(104, 117, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 45.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 32%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 32%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.29, -11.83, 18.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.29, 22.26, 122.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.518, 16.245, 10.011)`
Decimal	`6845776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687550, 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 #687550	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687550 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #687550 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687550; }
.text { color: #687550; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687550; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 117 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687550, #567550); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #687550?: #687550 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687550?: The RGB value is 104, 117, 80: 104 red, 117 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687550?: The complementary color is #5D5075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687550?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.