What color is #68735F?

#68735F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68735F?

The RGB value is 104, 115, 95: 104 red, 115 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68735F?

The complementary color is #6A5F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68735F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68735F color

#68735F rgb(104, 115, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68735F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 45.1% green and 37.3% blue (104, 115, 95).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#68735F color codes

HEX	`#68735F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 115, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 45.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 17%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 17%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.01, -8.16, 9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.01, 12.67, 130.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.905, 16.031, 13.186)`
Decimal	`6845279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68735F, 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 #68735F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68735F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #68735F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68735f; }
.text { color: #68735f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68735f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 115 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68735f, #5f7360); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #68735F?: #68735F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68735F?: The RGB value is 104, 115, 95: 104 red, 115 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68735F?: The complementary color is #6A5F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68735F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.