Information about #688D4E color

#688D4E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#688D4E falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 141, 78) — 40.8% red, 55.3% green, 30.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 0 / 25 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #688D4E reads as a moderately toned zesty chartreuse and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Hippie Green (#608A5A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Drab Green (#749551) and Glade Green (#5F8151).

In RGB terms — rgb(104, 141, 78) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #688D4E: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. #688D4E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#688D4E color variations

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#688D4E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #688D4E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Hippie Green color link
Hippie Green

#608A5A

Drab Green color link
Drab Green

#749551

Glade Green color link
Glade Green

#5F8151

Flat Green color link
Flat Green

#699D4C

Koru color link
Koru

#778E46

Spirulina color link
Spirulina

#688C60

Dark Sage color link
Dark Sage

#598556

Palm Leaf color link
Palm Leaf

#6F9940

Dingley color link
Dingley

#607C47

Reseda Green color link
Reseda Green

#6C7C59

Hazel Green color link
Hazel Green

#617C58

#688D4E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#688D4E
  • RGB104, 141, 78
  • CMYK15, 0, 25, 45
  • HSL95°, 29%, 43%
  • HSL Precise95.238°, 28.767%, 42.941%
  • HSV95°, 45%, 55%
  • HSB95°, 45%, 55%
  • HEX ID688D4E
  • DECIMAL ID6851918
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
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