What color is #687C4B?

#687C4B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687C4B?

The RGB value is 104, 124, 75: 104 red, 124 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687C4B?

The complementary color is #5F4B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687C4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687C4B color

#687C4B rgb(104, 124, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #687C4B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 48.6% green and 29.4% blue (104, 124, 75).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 25% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#687C4B color codes

HEX	`#687C4B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 124, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 48.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 25%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 40%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 40%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.33, -16.38, 24.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.33, 29.38, 123.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.186, 17.866, 9.356)`
Decimal	`6847563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687C4B, 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 #687C4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687C4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #687C4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687c4b; }
.text { color: #687c4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687c4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 124 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687c4b, #507c4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #687C4B?: #687C4B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687C4B?: The RGB value is 104, 124, 75: 104 red, 124 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687C4B?: The complementary color is #5F4B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687C4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.