What color is #689076?

#689076 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 #689076?

The RGB value is 104, 144, 118: 104 red, 144 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689076?

The complementary color is #906882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689076?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689076 color

#689076 rgb(104, 144, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #689076 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 56.5% green and 46.3% blue (104, 144, 118).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#689076 color codes

HEX	`#689076`
RGB	`rgb(104, 144, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 56.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 18%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.28, -19.47, 9.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.28, 21.63, 154.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.951, 24.197, 20.808)`
Decimal	`6852726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689076, 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 #689076	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689076 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #689076 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689076; }
.text { color: #689076; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689076; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 144 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689076, #68908a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #689076?: #689076 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 #689076?: The RGB value is 104, 144, 118: 104 red, 144 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689076?: The complementary color is #906882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689076?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.