What color is #68642A?

#68642A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68642A?

The RGB value is 104, 100, 42: 104 red, 100 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68642A?

The complementary color is #2A2E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68642A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68642A color

#68642A rgb(104, 100, 42)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #68642A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 39.2% green and 16.5% blue (104, 100, 42).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 42% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 60% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#68642A color codes

HEX	`#68642A`
RGB	`rgb(104, 100, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 39.2%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 42%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 60%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 60%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.57, -6.84, 32.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.57, 33.55, 101.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.684, 12.225, 3.987)`
Decimal	`6841386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68642A, 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 #68642A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68642A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #68642A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68642a; }
.text { color: #68642a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68642a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 100 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68642a, #4d682a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #68642A?: #68642A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68642A?: The RGB value is 104, 100, 42: 104 red, 100 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68642A?: The complementary color is #2A2E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68642A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.