What color is #688378?

#688378 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688378?

The RGB value is 104, 131, 120: 104 red, 131 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688378?

The complementary color is #836873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688378?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688378 color

#688378 rgb(104, 131, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #688378 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 51.4% green and 47.1% blue (104, 131, 120).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#688378 color codes

HEX	`#688378`
RGB	`rgb(104, 131, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 51.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.43, -12.08, 2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.43, 12.39, 167.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.214, 20.531, 20.822)`
Decimal	`6849400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688378, 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 #688378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688378 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #688378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688378; }
.text { color: #688378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 131 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688378, #688183); }

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Questions

What color is #688378?: #688378 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688378?: The RGB value is 104, 131, 120: 104 red, 131 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688378?: The complementary color is #836873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688378?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.