What color is #687F66?

#687F66 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 #687F66?

The RGB value is 104, 127, 102: 104 red, 127 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687F66?

The complementary color is #7D667F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687F66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687F66 color

#687F66 rgb(104, 127, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #687F66 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 49.8% green and 40% blue (104, 127, 102).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#687F66 color codes

HEX	`#687F66`
RGB	`rgb(104, 127, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 49.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 20%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 20%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.78, -13.53, 10.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.78, 17.37, 141.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.696, 19.081, 15.424)`
Decimal	`6848358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687F66, 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 #687F66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687F66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #687F66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687f66; }
.text { color: #687f66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687f66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 127 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687f66, #667f71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #687F66?: #687F66 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 #687F66?: The RGB value is 104, 127, 102: 104 red, 127 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687F66?: The complementary color is #7D667F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687F66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.