What color is #68624A?

#68624A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68624A?

The RGB value is 104, 98, 74: 104 red, 98 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68624A?

The complementary color is #4A5068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68624A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68624A color

#68624A rgb(104, 98, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #68624A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 38.4% green and 29% blue (104, 98, 74).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 29% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#68624A color codes

HEX	`#68624A`
RGB	`rgb(104, 98, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 38.4%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 29%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 29%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.49, -1.85, 14.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.49, 14.67, 97.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.313, 12.173, 8.231)`
Decimal	`6840906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68624A, 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 #68624A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68624A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #68624A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68624a; }
.text { color: #68624a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68624a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 98 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68624a, #5f684a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #68624A?: #68624A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68624A?: The RGB value is 104, 98, 74: 104 red, 98 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68624A?: The complementary color is #4A5068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68624A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.