What color is #68603A?

#68603A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68603A?

The RGB value is 104, 96, 58: 104 red, 96 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68603A?

The complementary color is #3A4268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68603A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68603A color

#68603A rgb(104, 96, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #68603A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 37.6% green and 22.7% blue (104, 96, 58).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 28% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 44% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#68603A color codes

HEX	`#68603A`
RGB	`rgb(104, 96, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 37.6%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 28%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 44%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 44%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.6, -2.86, 22.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.6, 23.02, 97.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.656, 11.615, 5.683)`
Decimal	`6840378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68603A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #68603A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68603A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #68603A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68603a; }
.text { color: #68603a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68603a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 96 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68603a, #59683a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #68603A?: #68603A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68603A?: The RGB value is 104, 96, 58: 104 red, 96 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68603A?: The complementary color is #3A4268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68603A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.