What color is #688C58?

#688C58 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 #688C58?

The RGB value is 104, 140, 88: 104 red, 140 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688C58?

The complementary color is #7C588C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688C58?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688C58 color

#688C58 rgb(104, 140, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #688C58 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 54.9% green and 34.5% blue (104, 140, 88).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#688C58 color codes

HEX	`#688C58`
RGB	`rgb(104, 140, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 54.9%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 37%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 37%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.45, -22.8, 23.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.45, 32.99, 133.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.848, 22.403, 12.667)`
Decimal	`6851672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688C58, 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 #688C58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688C58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #688C58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688c58; }
.text { color: #688c58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688c58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 140 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688c58, #588c62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #688C58?: #688C58 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 #688C58?: The RGB value is 104, 140, 88: 104 red, 140 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688C58?: The complementary color is #7C588C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688C58?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.