What color is #68816C?

#68816C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68816C?

The RGB value is 104, 129, 108: 104 red, 129 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68816C?

The complementary color is #81687D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68816C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68816C color

#68816C rgb(104, 129, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #68816C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 50.6% green and 42.4% blue (104, 129, 108).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#68816C color codes

HEX	`#68816C`
RGB	`rgb(104, 129, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 50.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 16%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.53, -13.47, 8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.53, 15.89, 147.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.265, 19.726, 17.135)`
Decimal	`6848876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68816C, 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 #68816C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68816C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #68816C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68816c; }
.text { color: #68816c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68816c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 129 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68816c, #688179); }

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Questions

What color is #68816C?: #68816C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68816C?: The RGB value is 104, 129, 108: 104 red, 129 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68816C?: The complementary color is #81687D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68816C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.