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#688500 Color

#688500 is rgb(104, 133, 0) in RGB, hsl(73, 100%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 100%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#688500
HEX#688500
RGBrgb(104, 133, 0)
HSLhsl(73, 100%, 26%)
HSVhsv(73, 100%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 100%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.142 123.6)
LABlab(51.72% -22.56 54.66)
LCHlch(51.72% 59.13 112.43)

What #688500 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 #688500, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 6.75Olive#808000ΔE 13.19Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 14.11Sap Green#507D2AΔE 17.2Khaki Green#728639ΔE 17.64Citron#9FA91FΔE 18.32

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

#688500 Channel Values

How #688500 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 133 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 100% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 100% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.25:1 vs white · 4.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #688500 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #688500 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #688500

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #688500; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#688500
Complementary
#1D0085
Analogous
#855F00
Analogous
#268500
Triadic
#006885
Triadic
#850068
Split comp.
#002685
Split comp.
#5F0085

Tints & Shades of #688500

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

#90B800
#BCF000
#CFFF24
#DBFF57
#E6FF8A
#F2FFC2

Shades

#5C7500
#506600
#445700
#344200
#283300
#1C2400

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #688500.

How #688500 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#688500
Protanopia#818101
Protanomaly#788201
Deuteranopia#7C7C09
Deuteranomaly#758005
Tritanopia#727D7D
Tritanomaly#6E8062
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #688500 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-688500: #688500;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #688500;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-688500': '#688500' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.522, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_688500">#688500</color>
SVG fillfill="#688500"

More Green Colors

#688500 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#688500 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #688500?

#688500 is a dark green — rgb(104, 133, 0) in RGB and hsl(73, 100%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.75.

What is the RGB value of #688500?

#688500 is rgb(104, 133, 0) — red 104, green 133, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #688500?

#688500 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 100%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #688500 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #688500 scores 4.25:1 against white and 4.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #688500 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #688500 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 olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 6.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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