What color is #687859?

#687859 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687859?

The RGB value is 104, 120, 89: 104 red, 120 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687859?

The complementary color is #695978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687859?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687859 color

#687859 rgb(104, 120, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #687859 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 47.1% green and 34.9% blue (104, 120, 89).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#687859 color codes

HEX	`#687859`
RGB	`rgb(104, 120, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 47.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 26%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.38, -12.02, 15.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.38, 19.31, 128.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.228, 17.097, 12)`
Decimal	`6846553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687859, 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 #687859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #687859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687859; }
.text { color: #687859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 120 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687859, #59785a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #687859?: #687859 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687859?: The RGB value is 104, 120, 89: 104 red, 120 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687859?: The complementary color is #695978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687859?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.