What color is #688179?

#688179 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 #688179?

The RGB value is 104, 129, 121: 104 red, 129 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688179?

The complementary color is #816870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688179 color

#688179 rgb(104, 129, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #688179 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 50.6% green and 47.5% blue (104, 129, 121).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 49% 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 5:1).

#688179 color codes

HEX	`#688179`
RGB	`rgb(104, 129, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 50.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 6%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.86, -10.75, 1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.86, 10.84, 172.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.009, 20.024, 21.054)`
Decimal	`6848889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688179, 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 #688179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #688179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688179; }
.text { color: #688179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 129 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688179, #687d81); }

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Questions

What color is #688179?: #688179 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 #688179?: The RGB value is 104, 129, 121: 104 red, 129 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688179?: The complementary color is #816870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.