What color is #689266?

#689266 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 #689266?

The RGB value is 104, 146, 102: 104 red, 146 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689266?

The complementary color is #906692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689266?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689266 color

#689266 rgb(104, 146, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #689266 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 57.3% green and 40% blue (104, 146, 102).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#689266 color codes

HEX	`#689266`
RGB	`rgb(104, 146, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 57.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 30%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 30%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.54, -23.53, 18.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.54, 30.14, 141.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.385, 24.459, 16.32)`
Decimal	`6853222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689266, 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 #689266	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689266 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #689266 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689266; }
.text { color: #689266; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689266; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 146 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689266, #66927a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #689266?: #689266 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 #689266?: The RGB value is 104, 146, 102: 104 red, 146 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689266?: The complementary color is #906692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689266?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.