What color is #687861?

#687861 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 #687861?

The RGB value is 104, 120, 97: 104 red, 120 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687861?

The complementary color is #716178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687861?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687861 color

#687861 rgb(104, 120, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #687861 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 47.1% green and 38% blue (104, 120, 97).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#687861 color codes

HEX	`#687861`
RGB	`rgb(104, 120, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 47.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 19%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 19%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.56, -10.6, 10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.56, 15.05, 134.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.583, 17.239, 13.866)`
Decimal	`6846561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687861, 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 #687861	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687861 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #687861 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687861; }
.text { color: #687861; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687861; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 120 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687861, #617866); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #687861?: #687861 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 #687861?: The RGB value is 104, 120, 97: 104 red, 120 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687861?: The complementary color is #716178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687861?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.