What color is #688A68?

#688A68 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688A68?

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

What is the complementary color of #688A68?

The complementary color is #8A688A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688A68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688A68 color

#688A68 rgb(104, 138, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #688A68 is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#688A68 color codes

HEX	`#688A68`
RGB	`rgb(104, 138, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 54.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 25%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.15, -19.05, 14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.15, 23.9, 142.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.295, 22.119, 16.452)`
Decimal	`6851176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688A68, 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 #688A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #688A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688a68; }
.text { color: #688a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 138 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688a68, #688a79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #688A68?: #688A68 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688A68?: The RGB value is 104, 138, 104: 104 red, 138 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688A68?: The complementary color is #8A688A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688A68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.