What color is #688170?

#688170 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688170?

The RGB value is 104, 129, 112: 104 red, 129 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688170?

The complementary color is #816879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688170?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688170 color

#688170 rgb(104, 129, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #688170 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 50.6% green and 43.9% blue (104, 129, 112).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#688170 color codes

HEX	`#688170`
RGB	`rgb(104, 129, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 50.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 13%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.63, -12.66, 6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.63, 14.12, 153.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.483, 19.813, 18.282)`
Decimal	`6848880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688170, 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 #688170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #688170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688170; }
.text { color: #688170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 129 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688170, #68817d); }

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Questions

What color is #688170?: #688170 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688170?: The RGB value is 104, 129, 112: 104 red, 129 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688170?: The complementary color is #816879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688170?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.