Information about #688E78 color

#688E78 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #688E78 belongs to the Spring Green Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(104, 142, 120) (40.8% red, 55.7% green, 47.1% blue), or CMYK 15 / 0 / 9 / 44 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#688E78 presents itself as a calm, restrained spring green — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Laurel (#6E8D71). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Slate Green (#658D6D) and Oxley (#6D9A79).

In RGB terms — rgb(104, 142, 120) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #688E78: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #688E78 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#688E78 color variations

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

#688E78 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#688E78 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#688E78 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#688E78 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#688E78 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
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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
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#8D686B
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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
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#6B8D68
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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
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#77688D
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#8D7768
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#8D8A68
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Nearest named colors to #688E78

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

Laurel color link
Laurel

#6E8D71

Slate Green color link
Slate Green

#658D6D

Oxley color link
Oxley

#6D9A79

Xanadu color link
Xanadu

#738678

Undercover color link
Undercover

#648985

Thor color link
Thor

#697F79

Rusted Light Blue color link
Rusted Light Blue

#6A7F7A

My Sweet Home color link
My Sweet Home

#657F7C

Smoke color link
Smoke

#738276

Russian Green color link
Russian Green

#679267

Green Grey color link
Green Grey

#77926F

AuroMetalSaurus color link
AuroMetalSaurus

#6E7F80

#688E78 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#688E78
  • RGB104, 142, 120
  • CMYK15, 0, 9, 44
  • CSSrgb(104, 142, 120)
  • HSL145°, 15%, 48%
  • HSL Precise145.263°, 15.447%, 48.235%
  • HSV145°, 27%, 56%
  • HSB145°, 27%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.557, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.557, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.557, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID688E78
  • DECIMAL ID6852216
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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