What color is #688F7F?

#688F7F 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 #688F7F?

The RGB value is 104, 143, 127: 104 red, 143 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688F7F?

The complementary color is #8F6878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688F7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688F7F color

#688F7F rgb(104, 143, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #688F7F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 56.1% green and 49.8% blue (104, 143, 127).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#688F7F color codes

HEX	`#688F7F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 143, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 56.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 11%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.21, -17.04, 4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.21, 17.55, 166.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.361, 24.119, 23.71)`
Decimal	`6852479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688F7F, 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 #688F7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688F7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #688F7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688f7f; }
.text { color: #688f7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688f7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 143 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688f7f, #688c8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #688F7F?: #688F7F 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 #688F7F?: The RGB value is 104, 143, 127: 104 red, 143 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688F7F?: The complementary color is #8F6878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688F7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.