What color is #687562?

#687562 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687562?

The RGB value is 104, 117, 98: 104 red, 117 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687562?

The complementary color is #6F6275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687562?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687562 color

#687562 rgb(104, 117, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687562 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 45.9% green and 38.4% blue (104, 117, 98).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#687562 color codes

HEX	`#687562`
RGB	`rgb(104, 117, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 45.9%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 16%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 16%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.68, -8.73, 8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.68, 12.44, 134.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.274, 16.547, 13.995)`
Decimal	`6845794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687562, 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 #687562	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687562 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #687562 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687562; }
.text { color: #687562; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687562; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 117 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687562, #627566); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #687562?: #687562 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687562?: The RGB value is 104, 117, 98: 104 red, 117 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687562?: The complementary color is #6F6275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687562?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.