What color is #68795D?

#68795D 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 #68795D?

The RGB value is 104, 121, 93: 104 red, 121 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68795D?

The complementary color is #6E5D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68795D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68795D color

#68795D rgb(104, 121, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #68795D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 47.5% green and 36.5% blue (104, 121, 93).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#68795D color codes

HEX	`#68795D`
RGB	`rgb(104, 121, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 47.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 23%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.77, -11.88, 13.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.77, 17.85, 131.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.522, 17.408, 12.949)`
Decimal	`6846813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68795D, 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 #68795D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68795D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #68795D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68795d; }
.text { color: #68795d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68795d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 121 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68795d, #5d7960); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #68795D?: #68795D 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 #68795D?: The RGB value is 104, 121, 93: 104 red, 121 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68795D?: The complementary color is #6E5D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68795D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.