What color is #68655E?

#68655E is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68655E?

The RGB value is 104, 101, 94: 104 red, 101 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68655E?

The complementary color is #5E6168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68655E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68655E color

#68655E rgb(104, 101, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68655E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 39.6% green and 36.9% blue (104, 101, 94).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 5% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#68655E color codes

HEX	`#68655E`
RGB	`rgb(104, 101, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 39.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 5%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 10%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.85, -0.2, 4.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.85, 4.38, 92.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.383, 13.059, 12.456)`
Decimal	`6841694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68655E, 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 #68655E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68655E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #68655E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68655e; }
.text { color: #68655e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68655e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 101 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68655e, #66685e); }

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Questions

What color is #68655E?: #68655E is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68655E?: The RGB value is 104, 101, 94: 104 red, 101 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68655E?: The complementary color is #5E6168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68655E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.