What color is #689377?

#689377 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 #689377?

The RGB value is 104, 147, 119: 104 red, 147 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689377?

The complementary color is #936884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689377 color

#689377 rgb(104, 147, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #689377 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 57.6% green and 46.7% blue (104, 147, 119).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#689377 color codes

HEX	`#689377`
RGB	`rgb(104, 147, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 57.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.21, -20.82, 10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.21, 23.17, 153.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.471, 25.142, 21.276)`
Decimal	`6853495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689377, 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 #689377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #689377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689377; }
.text { color: #689377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 147 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689377, #68938d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #689377?: #689377 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 #689377?: The RGB value is 104, 147, 119: 104 red, 147 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689377?: The complementary color is #936884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.