What color is #688A5B?

#688A5B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688A5B?

The RGB value is 104, 138, 91: 104 red, 138 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688A5B?

The complementary color is #7D5B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688A5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688A5B color

#688A5B rgb(104, 138, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #688A5B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 54.1% green and 35.7% blue (104, 138, 91).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#688A5B color codes

HEX	`#688A5B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 138, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 54.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 34%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 34%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.89, -21.3, 21.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.89, 30.21, 134.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.685, 21.875, 13.239)`
Decimal	`6851163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688A5B, 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 #688A5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688A5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #688A5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688a5b; }
.text { color: #688a5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688a5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 138 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688a5b, #5b8a65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #688A5B?: #688A5B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688A5B?: The RGB value is 104, 138, 91: 104 red, 138 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688A5B?: The complementary color is #7D5B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688A5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.