What color is #68745E?

#68745E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68745E?

The RGB value is 104, 116, 94: 104 red, 116 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68745E?

The complementary color is #6A5E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68745E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68745E color

#68745E rgb(104, 116, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #68745E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 45.5% green and 36.9% blue (104, 116, 94).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#68745E color codes

HEX	`#68745E`
RGB	`rgb(104, 116, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 45.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 19%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 19%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.29, -8.91, 10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.29, 13.9, 129.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.974, 16.242, 12.986)`
Decimal	`6845534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68745E, 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 #68745E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68745E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #68745E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68745e; }
.text { color: #68745e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68745e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 116 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68745e, #5e745f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #68745E?: #68745E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68745E?: The RGB value is 104, 116, 94: 104 red, 116 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68745E?: The complementary color is #6A5E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68745E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.