What color is #688175?

#688175 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688175?

The RGB value is 104, 129, 117: 104 red, 129 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688175?

The complementary color is #816874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688175?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688175 color

#688175 rgb(104, 129, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #688175 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 50.6% green and 45.9% blue (104, 129, 117).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#688175 color codes

HEX	`#688175`
RGB	`rgb(104, 129, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 50.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.76, -11.62, 3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.76, 12.14, 163.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.769, 19.927, 19.789)`
Decimal	`6848885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688175, 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 #688175	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688175 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #688175 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688175; }
.text { color: #688175; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688175; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 129 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688175, #688081); }

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Questions

What color is #688175?: #688175 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688175?: The RGB value is 104, 129, 117: 104 red, 129 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688175?: The complementary color is #816874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688175?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.