What color is #68716D?

#68716D is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68716D?

The RGB value is 104, 113, 109: 104 red, 113 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68716D?

The complementary color is #71686C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68716D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68716D color

#68716D rgb(104, 113, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68716D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 44.3% green and 42.7% blue (104, 113, 109).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 4% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#68716D color codes

HEX	`#68716D`
RGB	`rgb(104, 113, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 44.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 4%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 8%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 4%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.79, -4.24, 1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.79, 4.37, 166.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.374, 15.857, 16.769)`
Decimal	`6844781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68716D, 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 #68716D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68716D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #68716D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68716d; }
.text { color: #68716d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68716d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 113 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68716d, #687171); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #68716D?: #68716D is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68716D?: The RGB value is 104, 113, 109: 104 red, 113 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68716D?: The complementary color is #71686C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68716D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.