What color is #688E7B?

#688E7B 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 #688E7B?

The RGB value is 104, 142, 123: 104 red, 142 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688E7B?

The complementary color is #8E687B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688E7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688E7B color

#688E7B rgb(104, 142, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #688E7B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 55.7% green and 48.2% blue (104, 142, 123).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#688E7B color codes

HEX	`#688E7B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 142, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 55.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 13%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.8, -17.38, 5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.8, 18.35, 161.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.956, 23.718, 22.314)`
Decimal	`6852219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688E7B, 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 #688E7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688E7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #688E7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688e7b; }
.text { color: #688e7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688e7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 142 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688e7b, #688e8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #688E7B?: #688E7B 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 #688E7B?: The RGB value is 104, 142, 123: 104 red, 142 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688E7B?: The complementary color is #8E687B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688E7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.