What color is #687964?

#687964 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 #687964?

The RGB value is 104, 121, 100: 104 red, 121 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687964?

The complementary color is #756479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687964?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687964 color

#687964 rgb(104, 121, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #687964 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 47.5% green and 39.2% blue (104, 121, 100).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#687964 color codes

HEX	`#687964`
RGB	`rgb(104, 121, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 47.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 17%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.93, -10.6, 9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.93, 14.2, 138.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.846, 17.538, 14.657)`
Decimal	`6846820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687964, 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 #687964	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687964 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	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 #687964 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687964; }
.text { color: #687964; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687964; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 121 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687964, #64796b); }

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Questions

What color is #687964?: #687964 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 #687964?: The RGB value is 104, 121, 100: 104 red, 121 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687964?: The complementary color is #756479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687964?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.