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#687415 Color

#687415 is rgb(104, 116, 21) in RGB, hsl(68, 69%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 82%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Khaki Green (#728639), visibly different at ΔE 10.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#687415
HEX#687415
RGBrgb(104, 116, 21)
HSLhsl(68, 69%, 27%)
HSVhsv(68, 82%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 82%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(53.1% 0.114 117)
LABlab(46.51% -13.90 46.06)
LCHlch(46.51% 48.11 106.79)

What #687415 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #687415, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#687415 Channel Values

How #687415 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 104 · G 116 · B 218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 69% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 82% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 82% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.12:1 vs white · 4.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #687415 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #687415

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #687415; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #687415

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #687415.

How #687415 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#687415
Protanopia#727215
Protanomaly#6E7315
Deuteranopia#707017
Deuteranomaly#6D7216
Tritanopia#6F6D6D
Tritanomaly#6C7057
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #687415 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-687415: #687415;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #687415;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-687415': '#687415' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.455, blue: 0.082)
Android XML<color name="color_687415">#687415</color>
SVG fillfill="#687415"

More Green Colors

#687415 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#687415 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #687415?

#687415 is a dark green — rgb(104, 116, 21) in RGB and hsl(68, 69%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Khaki Green (#728639), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.67.

What is the RGB value of #687415?

#687415 is rgb(104, 116, 21) — red 104, green 116, and blue 21 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #687415?

#687415 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 82%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #687415 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #687415 scores 5.12:1 against white and 4.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #687415 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #687415 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 12.29, which is visibly different.

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