What color is #689360?

#689360 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #689360?

The RGB value is 104, 147, 96: 104 red, 147 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689360?

The complementary color is #8B6093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689360?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689360 color

#689360 rgb(104, 147, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #689360 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 57.6% green and 37.6% blue (104, 147, 96).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#689360 color codes

HEX	`#689360`
RGB	`rgb(104, 147, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 57.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 35%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 35%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.74, -25.05, 22.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.74, 33.63, 138.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.253, 24.654, 14.861)`
Decimal	`6853472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689360, 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 #689360	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689360 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #689360 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689360; }
.text { color: #689360; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689360; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 147 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689360, #609371); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #689360?: #689360 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #689360?: The RGB value is 104, 147, 96: 104 red, 147 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689360?: The complementary color is #8B6093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689360?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.