What color is #68775A?

#68775A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68775A?

The RGB value is 104, 119, 90: 104 red, 119 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68775A?

The complementary color is #695A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68775A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68775A color

#68775A rgb(104, 119, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #68775A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 46.7% green and 35.3% blue (104, 119, 90).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#68775A color codes

HEX	`#68775A`
RGB	`rgb(104, 119, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 46.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 24%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.1, -11.3, 14.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.1, 18.1, 128.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.151, 16.875, 12.183)`
Decimal	`6846298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68775A, 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 #68775A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68775A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #68775A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68775a; }
.text { color: #68775a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68775a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 119 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68775a, #5a775b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #68775A?: #68775A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68775A?: The RGB value is 104, 119, 90: 104 red, 119 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68775A?: The complementary color is #695A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68775A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.