What color is #68813C?

#68813C is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68813C?

The RGB value is 104, 129, 60: 104 red, 129 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68813C?

The complementary color is #553C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68813C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68813C color

#68813C rgb(104, 129, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #68813C is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 50.6% green and 23.5% blue (104, 129, 60).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 37% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#68813C color codes

HEX	`#68813C`
RGB	`rgb(104, 129, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 50.6%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 37%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 53%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 53%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.65, -20.9, 34.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.65, 40.01, 121.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.375, 18.97, 7.178)`
Decimal	`6848828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68813C, 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 #68813C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68813C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #68813C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68813c; }
.text { color: #68813c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68813c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 129 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68813c, #45813c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #68813C?: #68813C is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68813C?: The RGB value is 104, 129, 60: 104 red, 129 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68813C?: The complementary color is #553C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68813C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.