What color is #68674D?

#68674D 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 #68674D?

The RGB value is 104, 103, 77: 104 red, 103 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68674D?

The complementary color is #4D4E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68674D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68674D color

#68674D rgb(104, 103, 77)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #68674D is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 40.4% green and 30.2% blue (104, 103, 77).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 15% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 26% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#68674D color codes

HEX	`#68674D`
RGB	`rgb(104, 103, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 40.4%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 15%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 26%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 26%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.03, -4.33, 14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.03, 15.48, 106.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.899, 13.18, 8.937)`
Decimal	`6842189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68674D, 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 #68674D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68674D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #68674D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68674d; }
.text { color: #68674d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68674d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 103 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68674d, #5b684d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #68674D?: #68674D 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 #68674D?: The RGB value is 104, 103, 77: 104 red, 103 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68674D?: The complementary color is #4D4E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68674D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.