What color is #68817D?

#68817D 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 #68817D?

The RGB value is 104, 129, 125: 104 red, 129 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68817D?

The complementary color is #81686C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68817D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68817D color

#68817D rgb(104, 129, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68817D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 50.6% green and 49% blue (104, 129, 125).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#68817D color codes

HEX	`#68817D`
RGB	`rgb(104, 129, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 50.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 3%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.98, -9.86, -0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.98, 9.9, 184.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.26, 20.124, 22.373)`
Decimal	`6848893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68817D, 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 #68817D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68817D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #68817D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68817d; }
.text { color: #68817d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68817d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 129 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68817d, #687981); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #68817D?: #68817D 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 #68817D?: The RGB value is 104, 129, 125: 104 red, 129 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68817D?: The complementary color is #81686C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68817D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.