What color is #68826C?

#68826C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68826C?

The RGB value is 104, 130, 108: 104 red, 130 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68826C?

The complementary color is #82687E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68826C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68826C color

#68826C rgb(104, 130, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #68826C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 51% green and 42.4% blue (104, 130, 108).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#68826C color codes

HEX	`#68826C`
RGB	`rgb(104, 130, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 51%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 17%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.83, -14.01, 8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.83, 16.58, 147.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.398, 19.991, 17.179)`
Decimal	`6849132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68826C, 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 #68826C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68826C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #68826C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68826c; }
.text { color: #68826c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68826c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 130 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68826c, #688279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #68826C?: #68826C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68826C?: The RGB value is 104, 130, 108: 104 red, 130 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68826C?: The complementary color is #82687E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68826C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.