What color is #689C41?

#689C41 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 #689C41?

The RGB value is 104, 156, 65: 104 red, 156 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689C41?

The complementary color is #75419C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689C41?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689C41 color

#689C41 rgb(104, 156, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #689C41 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 61.2% green and 25.5% blue (104, 156, 65).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 41% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Leaf (#669841), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#689C41 color codes

HEX	`#689C41`
RGB	`rgb(104, 156, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 61.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 41%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 58%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 58%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.07, -33.53, 41.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.07, 53.35, 128.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.551, 27.101, 9.254)`
Decimal	`6855745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689C41, 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 #689C41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689C41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #689C41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689c41; }
.text { color: #689c41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689c41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 156 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689c41, #419c47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #689C41?: #689C41 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 #689C41?: The RGB value is 104, 156, 65: 104 red, 156 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689C41?: The complementary color is #75419C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689C41?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.