What color is #687D58?

#687D58 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 #687D58?

The RGB value is 104, 125, 88: 104 red, 125 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687D58?

The complementary color is #6D587D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687D58?

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

#687D58 color

#687D58 rgb(104, 125, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #687D58 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 49% green and 34.5% blue (104, 125, 88).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#687D58 color codes

HEX	`#687D58`
RGB	`rgb(104, 125, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 49%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 30%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.88, -14.93, 17.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.88, 23.18, 130.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.804, 18.315, 11.986)`
Decimal	`6847832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687D58, 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 #687D58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687D58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #687D58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687d58; }
.text { color: #687d58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687d58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 125 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687d58, #587d5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #687D58?: #687D58 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 #687D58?: The RGB value is 104, 125, 88: 104 red, 125 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687D58?: The complementary color is #6D587D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687D58?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.