Information about #688A56 color

#688A56 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#688A56 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(104, 138, 86) — 40.8% red, 54.1% green, 33.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 13 / 0 / 20 / 46. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned zesty chartreuse, #688A56 carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 almost identical to Hippie Green (#608A5A). Slightly further away sit Spirulina (#688C60) and Glade Green (#5F8151).

In RGB terms — rgb(104, 138, 86) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #688A56: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#688A56 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#688A56 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 #688A56

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

Spirulina color link
Spirulina

#688C60

Glade Green color link
Glade Green

#5F8151

Reseda Green color link
Reseda Green

#6C7C59

Hazel Green color link
Hazel Green

#617C58

Dark Sage color link
Dark Sage

#598556

Drab Green color link
Drab Green

#749551

Ranger color link
Ranger

#6D8063

Epiphany color link
Epiphany

#6A9A62

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#688A56
  • RGB104, 138, 86
  • CMYK13, 0, 20, 46
  • CSSrgb(104, 138, 86)
  • HSL99°, 23%, 44%
  • HSL Precise99.231°, 23.214%, 43.922%
  • HSV99°, 38%, 54%
  • HSB99°, 38%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.541, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.541, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.541, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID688A56
  • DECIMAL ID6851158
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01