What color is #689769?

#689769 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #689769?

The RGB value is 104, 151, 105: 104 red, 151 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689769?

The complementary color is #976896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689769?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689769 color

#689769 rgb(104, 151, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #689769 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 59.2% green and 41.2% blue (104, 151, 105).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#689769 color codes

HEX	`#689769`
RGB	`rgb(104, 151, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 59.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 30%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.13, -25.51, 19.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.13, 31.99, 142.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.324, 26.095, 17.381)`
Decimal	`6854505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689769, 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 #689769	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689769 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #689769 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689769; }
.text { color: #689769; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689769; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 151 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689769, #689781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #689769?: #689769 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #689769?: The RGB value is 104, 151, 105: 104 red, 151 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689769?: The complementary color is #976896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689769?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.