What color is #687A55?

#687A55 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687A55?

The RGB value is 104, 122, 85: 104 red, 122 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687A55?

The complementary color is #67557A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687A55?

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

#687A55 color

#687A55 rgb(104, 122, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #687A55 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 47.8% green and 33.3% blue (104, 122, 85).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#687A55 color codes

HEX	`#687A55`
RGB	`rgb(104, 122, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 47.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 30%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 30%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.91, -13.79, 18.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.91, 22.79, 127.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.308, 17.518, 11.22)`
Decimal	`6847061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687A55, 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 #687A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #687A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687a55; }
.text { color: #687a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 122 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687a55, #567a55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #687A55?: #687A55 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687A55?: The RGB value is 104, 122, 85: 104 red, 122 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687A55?: The complementary color is #67557A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687A55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.