What color is #68837F?

#68837F 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 #68837F?

The RGB value is 104, 131, 127: 104 red, 131 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68837F?

The complementary color is #83686C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68837F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68837F color

#68837F rgb(104, 131, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68837F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 51.4% green and 49.8% blue (104, 131, 127).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#68837F color codes

HEX	`#68837F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 131, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 51.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 3%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.63, -10.52, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.63, 10.57, 185.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.655, 20.707, 23.141)`
Decimal	`6849407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68837F, 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 #68837F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68837F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #68837F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68837f; }
.text { color: #68837f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68837f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 131 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68837f, #687a83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #68837F?: #68837F 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 #68837F?: The RGB value is 104, 131, 127: 104 red, 131 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68837F?: The complementary color is #83686C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68837F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.