What color is #689064?

#689064 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 #689064?

The RGB value is 104, 144, 100: 104 red, 144 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689064?

The complementary color is #8C6490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689064?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689064 color

#689064 rgb(104, 144, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #689064 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 56.5% green and 39.2% blue (104, 144, 100).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#689064 color codes

HEX	`#689064`
RGB	`rgb(104, 144, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 56.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 31%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 31%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.9, -22.86, 19.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.9, 29.78, 140.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.982, 23.809, 15.702)`
Decimal	`6852708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689064, 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 #689064	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689064 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #689064 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689064; }
.text { color: #689064; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689064; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 144 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689064, #649076); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #689064?: #689064 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 #689064?: The RGB value is 104, 144, 100: 104 red, 144 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689064?: The complementary color is #8C6490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689064?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.