What color is #688564?

#688564 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688564?

The RGB value is 104, 133, 100: 104 red, 133 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688564?

The complementary color is #816485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688564?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688564 color

#688564 rgb(104, 133, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #688564 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 52.2% green and 39.2% blue (104, 133, 100).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#688564 color codes

HEX	`#688564`
RGB	`rgb(104, 133, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 52.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 25%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 25%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.55, -17.14, 14.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.55, 22.45, 139.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.396, 20.638, 15.174)`
Decimal	`6849892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688564, 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 #688564	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688564 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #688564 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688564; }
.text { color: #688564; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688564; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 133 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688564, #648571); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #688564?: #688564 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688564?: The RGB value is 104, 133, 100: 104 red, 133 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688564?: The complementary color is #816485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688564?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.