What color is #68615E?

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

What is the RGB value of #68615E?

The RGB value is 104, 97, 94: 104 red, 97 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68615E?

The complementary color is #5E6568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68615E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68615E color

#68615E rgb(104, 97, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68615E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 38% green and 36.9% blue (104, 97, 94).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 5% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% 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 6.07:1).

#68615E color codes

HEX	`#68615E`
RGB	`rgb(104, 97, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 38%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 5%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 10%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.69, 2.19, 2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.69, 3.48, 50.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.004, 12.301, 12.329)`
Decimal	`6840670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68615E, 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 #68615E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68615E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #68615E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68615e; }
.text { color: #68615e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68615e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 97 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68615e, #68665e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #68615E?: #68615E is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68615E?: The RGB value is 104, 97, 94: 104 red, 97 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68615E?: The complementary color is #5E6568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68615E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.