What color is #689F55?

#689F55 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Muted Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #689F55?

The RGB value is 104, 159, 85: 104 red, 159 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689F55?

The complementary color is #8C559F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689F55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689F55 color

#689F55 rgb(104, 159, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #689F55 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 62.4% green and 33.3% blue (104, 159, 85).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 30% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Muted Green (#5FA052), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#689F55 color codes

HEX	`#689F55`
RGB	`rgb(104, 159, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 62.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 30%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 47%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 47%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.24, -32.5, 32.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.24, 46.24, 134.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.746, 28.394, 13.033)`
Decimal	`6856533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689F55, 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 #689F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #689F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689f55; }
.text { color: #689f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 159 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689f55, #559f67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #689F55?: #689F55 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Muted Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #689F55?: The RGB value is 104, 159, 85: 104 red, 159 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689F55?: The complementary color is #8C559F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689F55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.