What color is #68845D?

#68845D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68845D?

The RGB value is 104, 132, 93: 104 red, 132 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68845D?

The complementary color is #795D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68845D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68845D color

#68845D rgb(104, 132, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #68845D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 51.8% green and 36.5% blue (104, 132, 93).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#68845D color codes

HEX	`#68845D`
RGB	`rgb(104, 132, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 51.8%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 30%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 30%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.1, -17.84, 17.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.1, 25.26, 134.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.936, 20.236, 13.42)`
Decimal	`6849629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68845D, 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 #68845D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68845D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #68845D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68845d; }
.text { color: #68845d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68845d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 132 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68845d, #5d8466); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #68845D?: #68845D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68845D?: The RGB value is 104, 132, 93: 104 red, 132 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68845D?: The complementary color is #795D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68845D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.