What color is #688762?

#688762 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688762?

The RGB value is 104, 135, 98: 104 red, 135 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688762?

The complementary color is #816287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688762?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688762 color

#688762 rgb(104, 135, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #688762 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 52.9% green and 38.4% blue (104, 135, 98).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#688762 color codes

HEX	`#688762`
RGB	`rgb(104, 135, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 52.9%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 27%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 27%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.12, -18.56, 16.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.12, 24.78, 138.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.577, 21.152, 14.762)`
Decimal	`6850402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688762, 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 #688762	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688762 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #688762 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688762; }
.text { color: #688762; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688762; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 135 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688762, #62876f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #688762?: #688762 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688762?: The RGB value is 104, 135, 98: 104 red, 135 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688762?: The complementary color is #816287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688762?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.