What color is #68680C?

#68680C is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68680C?

The RGB value is 104, 104, 12: 104 red, 104 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68680C?

The complementary color is #0C0C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68680C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68680C color

#68680C rgb(104, 104, 12)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #68680C is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 40.8% green and 4.7% blue (104, 104, 12).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 79% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 88% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Serrano Pepper (#556600), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#68680C color codes

HEX	`#68680C`
RGB	`rgb(104, 104, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 40.8%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 79%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 88%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 88%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.57, -10.82, 45.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.57, 47.22, 103.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.726, 12.871, 2.267)`
Decimal	`6842380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68680C, 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 #68680C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68680C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #68680C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68680c; }
.text { color: #68680c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68680c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 104 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68680c, #3a680c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #68680C?: #68680C is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68680C?: The RGB value is 104, 104, 12: 104 red, 104 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68680C?: The complementary color is #0C0C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68680C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.