What color is #68807C?

#68807C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68807C?

The RGB value is 104, 128, 124: 104 red, 128 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68807C?

The complementary color is #80686C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68807C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68807C color

#68807C rgb(104, 128, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68807C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 50.2% green and 48.6% blue (104, 128, 124).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#68807C color codes

HEX	`#68807C`
RGB	`rgb(104, 128, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 50.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 19%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 3%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.65, -9.53, -0.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.65, 9.55, 184.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.065, 19.836, 21.995)`
Decimal	`6848636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68807C, 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 #68807C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68807C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	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 #68807C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68807c; }
.text { color: #68807c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68807c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 128 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68807c, #687880); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #68807C?: #68807C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68807C?: The RGB value is 104, 128, 124: 104 red, 128 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68807C?: The complementary color is #80686C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68807C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.