What color is #68736C?

#68736C is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68736C?

The RGB value is 104, 115, 108: 104 red, 115 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68736C?

The complementary color is #73686F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68736C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68736C color

#68736C rgb(104, 115, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68736C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 45.1% green and 42.4% blue (104, 115, 108).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 5% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#68736C color codes

HEX	`#68736C`
RGB	`rgb(104, 115, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 45.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 5%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 10%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.35, -5.61, 2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.35, 6.13, 156.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.546, 16.287, 16.562)`
Decimal	`6845292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68736C, 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 #68736C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68736C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #68736C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68736c; }
.text { color: #68736c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68736c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 115 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68736c, #687372); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #68736C?: #68736C is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68736C?: The RGB value is 104, 115, 108: 104 red, 115 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68736C?: The complementary color is #73686F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68736C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.