What color is #688A7F?

#688A7F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688A7F?

The RGB value is 104, 138, 127: 104 red, 138 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688A7F?

The complementary color is #8A6873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688A7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688A7F color

#688A7F rgb(104, 138, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #688A7F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 54.1% green and 49.8% blue (104, 138, 127).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#688A7F color codes

HEX	`#688A7F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 138, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 54.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.71, -14.36, 2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.71, 14.5, 172.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.627, 22.652, 23.465)`
Decimal	`6851199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688A7F, 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 #688A7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688A7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #688A7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688a7f; }
.text { color: #688a7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688a7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 138 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688a7f, #68848a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #688A7F?: #688A7F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688A7F?: The RGB value is 104, 138, 127: 104 red, 138 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688A7F?: The complementary color is #8A6873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688A7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.