What color is #687F56?

#687F56 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687F56?

The RGB value is 104, 127, 86: 104 red, 127 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687F56?

The complementary color is #6D567F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687F56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687F56 color

#687F56 rgb(104, 127, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #687F56 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 49.8% green and 33.7% blue (104, 127, 86).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#687F56 color codes

HEX	`#687F56`
RGB	`rgb(104, 127, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 49.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 32%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 32%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.44, -16.33, 19.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.44, 25.54, 129.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.978, 18.793, 11.641)`
Decimal	`6848342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687F56, 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 #687F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687F56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #687F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687f56; }
.text { color: #687f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 127 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687f56, #567f58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #687F56?: #687F56 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687F56?: The RGB value is 104, 127, 86: 104 red, 127 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687F56?: The complementary color is #6D567F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687F56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.