What color is #688968?

#688968 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688968?

The RGB value is 104, 137, 104: 104 red, 137 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688968?

The complementary color is #896889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688968?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688968 color

#688968 rgb(104, 137, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #688968 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 53.7% green and 40.8% blue (104, 137, 104).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#688968 color codes

HEX	`#688968`
RGB	`rgb(104, 137, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 53.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 24%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.85, -18.52, 14.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.85, 23.22, 142.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.153, 21.833, 16.405)`
Decimal	`6850920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688968, 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 #688968	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688968 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #688968 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688968; }
.text { color: #688968; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688968; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 137 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688968, #688978); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #688968?: #688968 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688968?: The RGB value is 104, 137, 104: 104 red, 137 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688968?: The complementary color is #896889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688968?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.