What color is #689967?

#689967 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #689967?

The RGB value is 104, 153, 103: 104 red, 153 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689967?

The complementary color is #986799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689967?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689967 color

#689967 rgb(104, 153, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #689967 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 60% green and 40.4% blue (104, 153, 103).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#689967 color codes

HEX	`#689967`
RGB	`rgb(104, 153, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 60%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 33%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 33%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.7, -26.84, 21.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.7, 34.2, 141.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.548, 26.704, 16.954)`
Decimal	`6855015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689967, 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 #689967	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689967 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #689967 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689967; }
.text { color: #689967; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689967; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 153 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689967, #67997f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #689967?: #689967 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #689967?: The RGB value is 104, 153, 103: 104 red, 153 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689967?: The complementary color is #986799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689967?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.