What color is #687657?

#687657 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 #687657?

The RGB value is 104, 118, 87: 104 red, 118 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687657?

The complementary color is #655776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687657?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687657 color

#687657 rgb(104, 118, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #687657 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 46.3% green and 34.1% blue (104, 118, 87).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#687657 color codes

HEX	`#687657`
RGB	`rgb(104, 118, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 46.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 26%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.74, -11.25, 15.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.74, 19.07, 126.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.907, 16.588, 11.484)`
Decimal	`6846039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687657, 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 #687657	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687657 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #687657 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687657; }
.text { color: #687657; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687657; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 118 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687657, #587657); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #687657?: #687657 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 #687657?: The RGB value is 104, 118, 87: 104 red, 118 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687657?: The complementary color is #655776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687657?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.