What color is #689674?

#689674 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 #689674?

The RGB value is 104, 150, 116: 104 red, 150 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689674?

The complementary color is #96688A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689674?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689674 color

#689674 rgb(104, 150, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #689674 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 58.8% green and 45.5% blue (104, 150, 116).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#689674 color codes

HEX	`#689674`
RGB	`rgb(104, 150, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 58.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 23%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.05, -22.96, 13.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.05, 26.4, 150.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.767, 26.016, 20.5)`
Decimal	`6854260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689674, 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 #689674	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689674 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #689674 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689674; }
.text { color: #689674; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689674; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 150 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689674, #68968b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #689674?: #689674 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 #689674?: The RGB value is 104, 150, 116: 104 red, 150 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689674?: The complementary color is #96688A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689674?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.