What color is #688362?

#688362 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 #688362?

The RGB value is 104, 131, 98: 104 red, 131 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688362?

The complementary color is #7D6283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688362?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688362 color

#688362 rgb(104, 131, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #688362 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 51.4% green and 38.4% blue (104, 131, 98).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 49% 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 5.01:1).

#688362 color codes

HEX	`#688362`
RGB	`rgb(104, 131, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 51.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 25%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.9, -16.43, 14.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.9, 22.08, 138.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.029, 20.057, 14.58)`
Decimal	`6849378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688362, 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 #688362	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688362 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #688362 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688362; }
.text { color: #688362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688362; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 131 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688362, #62836d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #688362?: #688362 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 #688362?: The RGB value is 104, 131, 98: 104 red, 131 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688362?: The complementary color is #7D6283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688362?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.