What color is #689542?

#689542 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bitter Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #689542?

The RGB value is 104, 149, 66: 104 red, 149 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689542?

The complementary color is #6F4295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689542?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689542 color

#689542 rgb(104, 149, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #689542 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 58.4% green and 25.9% blue (104, 149, 66).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 39% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Leaf (#669841), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#689542 color codes

HEX	`#689542`
RGB	`rgb(104, 149, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 58.4%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 39%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 56%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 56%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.91, -30.15, 38.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.91, 48.9, 128.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.439, 24.831, 9.027)`
Decimal	`6853954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689542, 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 #689542	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689542 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #689542 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689542; }
.text { color: #689542; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689542; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 149 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689542, #429546); }

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Questions

What color is #689542?: #689542 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bitter Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #689542?: The RGB value is 104, 149, 66: 104 red, 149 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689542?: The complementary color is #6F4295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689542?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.