What color is #68834C?

#68834C is a 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 #68834C?

The RGB value is 104, 131, 76: 104 red, 131 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68834C?

The complementary color is #674C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68834C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68834C color

#68834C rgb(104, 131, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #68834C is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 51.4% green and 29.8% blue (104, 131, 76).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 27% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#68834C color codes

HEX	`#68834C`
RGB	`rgb(104, 131, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 51.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 27%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 42%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 42%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.49, -19.94, 26.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.49, 33.26, 126.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.13, 19.697, 9.841)`
Decimal	`6849356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68834C, 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 #68834C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68834C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #68834C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68834c; }
.text { color: #68834c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68834c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 131 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68834c, #4d834c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #68834C?: #68834C is a 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 #68834C?: The RGB value is 104, 131, 76: 104 red, 131 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68834C?: The complementary color is #674C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68834C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.