What color is #68725D?

#68725D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68725D?

The RGB value is 104, 114, 93: 104 red, 114 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68725D?

The complementary color is #675D72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68725D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68725D color

#68725D rgb(104, 114, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #68725D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 44.7% green and 36.5% blue (104, 114, 93).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#68725D color codes

HEX	`#68725D`
RGB	`rgb(104, 114, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 44.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 18%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.67, -7.95, 10.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.67, 13.09, 127.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.702, 15.768, 12.675)`
Decimal	`6845021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68725D, 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 #68725D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68725D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #68725D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68725d; }
.text { color: #68725d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68725d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 114 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68725d, #5e725d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #68725D?: #68725D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68725D?: The RGB value is 104, 114, 93: 104 red, 114 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68725D?: The complementary color is #675D72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68725D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.