What color is #68745A?

#68745A 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 #68745A?

The RGB value is 104, 116, 90: 104 red, 116 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68745A?

The complementary color is #665A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68745A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68745A color

#68745A rgb(104, 116, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #68745A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 45.5% green and 35.3% blue (104, 116, 90).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#68745A color codes

HEX	`#68745A`
RGB	`rgb(104, 116, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 45.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 22%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.2, -9.62, 12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.2, 16.09, 126.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.799, 16.172, 12.065)`
Decimal	`6845530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68745A, 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 #68745A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68745A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #68745A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68745a; }
.text { color: #68745a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68745a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 116 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68745a, #5b745a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #68745A?: #68745A 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 #68745A?: The RGB value is 104, 116, 90: 104 red, 116 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68745A?: The complementary color is #665A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68745A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.