What color is #68615B?

#68615B is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68615B?

The RGB value is 104, 97, 91: 104 red, 97 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68615B?

The complementary color is #5B6268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68615B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68615B color

#68615B rgb(104, 97, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68615B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 38% green and 35.7% blue (104, 97, 91).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Caveman (#625C58), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#68615B color codes

HEX	`#68615B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 97, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 38%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 12%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 12%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.61, 1.63, 4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.61, 4.71, 69.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.872, 12.248, 11.634)`
Decimal	`6840667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68615B, 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 #68615B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68615B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #68615B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68615b; }
.text { color: #68615b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68615b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 97 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68615b, #68675b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #68615B?: #68615B is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68615B?: The RGB value is 104, 97, 91: 104 red, 97 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68615B?: The complementary color is #5B6268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68615B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.