What color is #688972?

#688972 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688972?

The RGB value is 104, 137, 114: 104 red, 137 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688972?

The complementary color is #89687F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688972?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688972 color

#688972 rgb(104, 137, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #688972 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 53.7% green and 44.7% blue (104, 137, 114).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#688972 color codes

HEX	`#688972`
RGB	`rgb(104, 137, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 53.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 24%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 17%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.08, -16.58, 8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.08, 18.68, 152.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.691, 22.049, 19.24)`
Decimal	`6850930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688972, 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 #688972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #688972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688972; }
.text { color: #688972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 137 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688972, #688983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #688972?: #688972 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688972?: The RGB value is 104, 137, 114: 104 red, 137 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688972?: The complementary color is #89687F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688972?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.