What color is #688566?

#688566 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 #688566?

The RGB value is 104, 133, 102: 104 red, 133 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688566?

The complementary color is #836685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688566?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688566 color

#688566 rgb(104, 133, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #688566 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 52.2% green and 40% blue (104, 133, 102).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#688566 color codes

HEX	`#688566`
RGB	`rgb(104, 133, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 52.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 23%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.59, -16.77, 13.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.59, 21.48, 141.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.494, 20.677, 15.69)`
Decimal	`6849894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688566, 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 #688566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #688566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688566; }
.text { color: #688566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 133 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688566, #668573); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #688566?: #688566 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 #688566?: The RGB value is 104, 133, 102: 104 red, 133 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688566?: The complementary color is #836685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688566?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.