#688b7e

Color #688b7e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.92 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#688b7e

RGB

rgb(104, 139, 126)

HSL

hsl(157.7, 14.4%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(157.7, 25.2%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.2%, 0%, 9.4%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(54.98, -15.12, 2.98)

LCH

lch(54.98, 15.41, 168.85)

OKLCH

oklch(60.6%, 0.044, 170.04)

HWB

hwb(157.7, 40.8%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b6875

Analogous

#688b6c

#688b7e

#68868b

Triadic

#688b7e

#7e688b

#8b7e68

Split-complementary

#688b7e

#8b6886

#8b6c68

Tetradic

#688b7e

#68758b

#8b6875

#8b7e68

Square

#688b7e

#6c688b

#8b6875

#868b68

Shades

Color #688b7e mixed toward black.

#577469

#455d54

#34453f

#232e2a

#111715

Tints

Color #688b7e mixed toward white.

#80a094

#99b3a9

#b3c6bf

#ccd9d4

#e6ecea

Tones

Color #688b7e mixed toward gray.

#6b887d

#6e857c

#71827c

#747f7b

#767c7a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797981 · ΔE 18.5

Deuteranopia

#777482 · ΔE 22

Tritanopia

#6a8484 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 15

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #688b7e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#688b7e]

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Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#688b7e (#688b7e) is rgb(104, 139, 126) in RGB.

No, #688b7e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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