What color is #687C59?

#687C59 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 #687C59?

The RGB value is 104, 124, 89: 104 red, 124 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687C59?

The complementary color is #6D597C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687C59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687C59 color

#687C59 rgb(104, 124, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #687C59 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 48.6% green and 34.9% blue (104, 124, 89).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#687C59 color codes

HEX	`#687C59`
RGB	`rgb(104, 124, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 48.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 28%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 28%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.59, -14.22, 16.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.59, 21.98, 130.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.719, 18.079, 12.163)`
Decimal	`6847577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687C59, 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 #687C59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687C59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #687C59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687c59; }
.text { color: #687c59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687c59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 124 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687c59, #597c5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #687C59?: #687C59 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 #687C59?: The RGB value is 104, 124, 89: 104 red, 124 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687C59?: The complementary color is #6D597C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687C59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.