#688c6d

Color #688c6d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 18.66 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#688c6d

RGB

rgb(104, 140, 109)

HSL

hsl(128.3, 14.8%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(128.3, 25.7%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 22.1%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(54.87, -19.15, 12.57)

LCH

lch(54.87, 22.91, 146.72)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.0617, 148.53)

HWB

hwb(128.3, 40.8%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c6887

Analogous

#758c68

#688c6d

#688c7f

Triadic

#688c6d

#6d688c

#8c6d68

Split-complementary

#688c6d

#7f688c

#8c6875

Tetradic

#688c6d

#68878c

#8c6887

#8c6d68

Square

#688c6d

#68758c

#8c6887

#8c7f68

Shades

Color #688c6d mixed toward black.

#57755b

#455d49

#344636

#232f24

#111712

Tints

Color #688c6d mixed toward white.

#80a084

#99b39d

#b3c6b5

#ccd9ce

#e6ece6

Tones

Color #688c6d mixed toward gray.

#6b896f

#6e8671

#718373

#748076

#777d78

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797a75 · ΔE 16.3

Deuteranopia

#777477 · ΔE 22.2

Tritanopia

#6a7c7d · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #688c6d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#688c6d]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#688c6d (#688c6d) is rgb(104, 140, 109) in RGB.

No, #688c6d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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