What color is #68766B?

#68766B is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68766B?

The RGB value is 104, 118, 107: 104 red, 118 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68766B?

The complementary color is #766873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68766B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68766B color

#68766B rgb(104, 118, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68766B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 46.3% green and 42% blue (104, 118, 107).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 6% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#68766B color codes

HEX	`#68766B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 118, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 46.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 6%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 12%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.21, -7.53, 4.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.21, 8.67, 150.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.841, 16.961, 16.399)`
Decimal	`6846059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68766B, 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 #68766B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68766B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #68766B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68766b; }
.text { color: #68766b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68766b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 118 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68766b, #687672); }

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Questions

What color is #68766B?: #68766B is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68766B?: The RGB value is 104, 118, 107: 104 red, 118 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68766B?: The complementary color is #766873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68766B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.