What color is #688560?

#688560 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688560?

The RGB value is 104, 133, 96: 104 red, 133 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688560?

The complementary color is #7D6085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688560?

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.

#688560 color

#688560 rgb(104, 133, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #688560 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 52.2% green and 37.6% blue (104, 133, 96).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#688560 color codes

HEX	`#688560`
RGB	`rgb(104, 133, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 52.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 28%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 28%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.47, -17.85, 16.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.47, 24.43, 136.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.207, 20.562, 14.179)`
Decimal	`6849888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688560, 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 #688560	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688560 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 #688560 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688560; }
.text { color: #688560; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688560; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 133 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688560, #60856b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #688560?: #688560 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688560?: The RGB value is 104, 133, 96: 104 red, 133 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688560?: The complementary color is #7D6085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688560?: 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.