What color is #68734A?

#68734A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68734A?

The RGB value is 104, 115, 74: 104 red, 115 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68734A?

The complementary color is #554A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68734A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68734A color

#68734A rgb(104, 115, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #68734A is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 45.1% green and 29% blue (104, 115, 74).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 22% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#68734A color codes

HEX	`#68734A`
RGB	`rgb(104, 115, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 45.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 22%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 36%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 36%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.58, -11.61, 21.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.58, 24.31, 118.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.076, 15.699, 8.819)`
Decimal	`6845258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68734A, 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 #68734A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68734A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #68734A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68734a; }
.text { color: #68734a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68734a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 115 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68734a, #53734a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #68734A?: #68734A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68734A?: The RGB value is 104, 115, 74: 104 red, 115 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68734A?: The complementary color is #554A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68734A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.