What color is #68623F?

#68623F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68623F?

The RGB value is 104, 98, 63: 104 red, 98 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68623F?

The complementary color is #3F4568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68623F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68623F color

#68623F rgb(104, 98, 63)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #68623F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 38.4% green and 24.7% blue (104, 98, 63).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 25% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 39% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#68623F color codes

HEX	`#68623F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 98, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 38.4%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 25%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 39%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 39%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.28, -3.41, 20.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.28, 21.08, 99.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.974, 12.038, 6.447)`
Decimal	`6840895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68623F, 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 #68623F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68623F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #68623F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68623f; }
.text { color: #68623f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68623f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 98 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68623f, #59683f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #68623F?: #68623F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68623F?: The RGB value is 104, 98, 63: 104 red, 98 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68623F?: The complementary color is #3F4568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68623F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.