What color is #687D5D?

#687D5D 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 #687D5D?

The RGB value is 104, 125, 93: 104 red, 125 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687D5D?

The complementary color is #725D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687D5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687D5D color

#687D5D rgb(104, 125, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #687D5D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 49% green and 36.5% blue (104, 125, 93).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#687D5D color codes

HEX	`#687D5D`
RGB	`rgb(104, 125, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 49%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 26%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 26%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.98, -14.08, 14.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.98, 20.56, 133.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.018, 18.4, 13.114)`
Decimal	`6847837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687D5D, 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 #687D5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687D5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #687D5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687d5d; }
.text { color: #687d5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687d5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 125 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687d5d, #5d7d62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #687D5D?: #687D5D 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 #687D5D?: The RGB value is 104, 125, 93: 104 red, 125 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687D5D?: The complementary color is #725D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687D5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.