What color is #688D7E?

#688D7E 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 #688D7E?

The RGB value is 104, 141, 126: 104 red, 141 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688D7E?

The complementary color is #8D6877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688D7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688D7E color

#688D7E rgb(104, 141, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #688D7E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 55.3% green and 49.4% blue (104, 141, 126).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#688D7E color codes

HEX	`#688D7E`
RGB	`rgb(104, 141, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 55.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 11%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.58, -16.2, 3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.58, 16.65, 166.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.999, 23.498, 23.269)`
Decimal	`6851966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688D7E, 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 #688D7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688D7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #688D7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688d7e; }
.text { color: #688d7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688d7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 141 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688d7e, #688a8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #688D7E?: #688D7E 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 #688D7E?: The RGB value is 104, 141, 126: 104 red, 141 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688D7E?: The complementary color is #8D6877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688D7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.