What color is #687E4D?

#687E4D 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 #687E4D?

The RGB value is 104, 126, 77: 104 red, 126 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687E4D?

The complementary color is #634D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687E4D?

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.

#687E4D color

#687E4D rgb(104, 126, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #687E4D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 49.4% green and 30.2% blue (104, 126, 77).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 24% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#687E4D color codes

HEX	`#687E4D`
RGB	`rgb(104, 126, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 49.4%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 24%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 39%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 39%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.98, -17.17, 24.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.98, 29.59, 125.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.509, 18.4, 9.807)`
Decimal	`6848077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687E4D, 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 #687E4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687E4D 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 #687E4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687e4d; }
.text { color: #687e4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687e4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 126 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687e4d, #507e4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #687E4D?: #687E4D 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 #687E4D?: The RGB value is 104, 126, 77: 104 red, 126 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687E4D?: The complementary color is #634D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687E4D?: 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.