What color is #688D70?

#688D70 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688D70?

The RGB value is 104, 141, 112: 104 red, 141 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688D70?

The complementary color is #8D6885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688D70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688D70 color

#688D70 rgb(104, 141, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #688D70 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 55.3% green and 43.9% blue (104, 141, 112).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#688D70 color codes

HEX	`#688D70`
RGB	`rgb(104, 141, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 55.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 21%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.24, -19.1, 11.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.24, 22.23, 149.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.158, 23.162, 18.84)`
Decimal	`6851952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688D70, 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 #688D70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688D70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #688D70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688d70; }
.text { color: #688d70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688d70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 141 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688d70, #688d82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #688D70?: #688D70 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688D70?: The RGB value is 104, 141, 112: 104 red, 141 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688D70?: The complementary color is #8D6885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688D70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.