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#688705

#688705 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Olive Drab. In RGB it’s made of 40.8% red, 52.9% green, and 2% blue. Its hue is 74°, with 93% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #688705 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#688705
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #688705?

#688705 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Olive Drab. In RGB it’s made of 40.8% red, 52.9% green, and 2% blue. Its hue is 74°, with 93% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #688705 in RGB?

#688705 is rgb(104, 135, 5): 104 red, 135 green, and 5 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #688705 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(23, 0, 96, 47). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #688705?

PANTONE 7496 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #688705?

Its complement #8E68D1 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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