What color is #688059?

#688059 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 #688059?

The RGB value is 104, 128, 89: 104 red, 128 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688059?

The complementary color is #715980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688059?

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.

#688059 color

#688059 rgb(104, 128, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #688059 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 50.2% green and 34.9% blue (104, 128, 89).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#688059 color codes

HEX	`#688059`
RGB	`rgb(104, 128, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 50.2%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 30%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 30%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.81, -16.38, 18.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.81, 24.64, 131.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.231, 19.102, 12.334)`
Decimal	`6848601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688059, 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 #688059	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688059 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 #688059 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688059; }
.text { color: #688059; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688059; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 128 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688059, #59805d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #688059?: #688059 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 #688059?: The RGB value is 104, 128, 89: 104 red, 128 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688059?: The complementary color is #715980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688059?: 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.