What color is #68664D?

#68664D 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 #68664D?

The RGB value is 104, 102, 77: 104 red, 102 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68664D?

The complementary color is #4D4F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68664D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68664D color

#68664D rgb(104, 102, 77)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #68664D is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 40% green and 30.2% blue (104, 102, 77).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 15% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 26% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#68664D color codes

HEX	`#68664D`
RGB	`rgb(104, 102, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 40%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 15%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 26%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.74, -3.74, 14.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.74, 14.93, 104.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.8, 12.982, 8.904)`
Decimal	`6841933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68664D, 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 #68664D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68664D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #68664D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68664d; }
.text { color: #68664d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68664d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 102 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68664d, #5c684d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #68664D?: #68664D 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 #68664D?: The RGB value is 104, 102, 77: 104 red, 102 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68664D?: The complementary color is #4D4F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68664D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.