What color is #688D61?

#688D61 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688D61?

The RGB value is 104, 141, 97: 104 red, 141 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688D61?

The complementary color is #86618D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688D61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688D61 color

#688D61 rgb(104, 141, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #688D61 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 55.3% green and 38% blue (104, 141, 97).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 18% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#688D61 color codes

HEX	`#688D61`
RGB	`rgb(104, 141, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 55.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 18%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 31%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 31%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.92, -21.85, 19.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.92, 29.25, 138.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.391, 22.855, 14.802)`
Decimal	`6851937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688D61, 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 #688D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #688D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688d61; }
.text { color: #688d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 141 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688d61, #618d70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #688D61?: #688D61 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688D61?: The RGB value is 104, 141, 97: 104 red, 141 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688D61?: The complementary color is #86618D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688D61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.