What color is #688078?

#688078 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688078?

The RGB value is 104, 128, 120: 104 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688078?

The complementary color is #806870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688078?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688078 color

#688078 rgb(104, 128, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #688078 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 50.2% green and 47.1% blue (104, 128, 120).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#688078 color codes

HEX	`#688078`
RGB	`rgb(104, 128, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 50.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 19%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 6%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.54, -10.41, 1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.54, 10.52, 171.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.817, 19.737, 20.689)`
Decimal	`6848632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688078, 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 #688078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #688078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688078; }
.text { color: #688078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 128 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688078, #687c80); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #688078?: #688078 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688078?: The RGB value is 104, 128, 120: 104 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688078?: The complementary color is #806870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688078?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.