What color is #68846D?

#68846D 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 #68846D?

The RGB value is 104, 132, 109: 104 red, 132 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68846D?

The complementary color is #84687F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68846D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68846D color

#68846D rgb(104, 132, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #68846D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 51.8% green and 42.7% blue (104, 132, 109).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#68846D color codes

HEX	`#68846D`
RGB	`rgb(104, 132, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 51.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 21%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.45, -14.9, 9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.45, 17.5, 148.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.72, 20.549, 17.551)`
Decimal	`6849645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68846D, 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 #68846D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68846D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #68846D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68846d; }
.text { color: #68846d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68846d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 132 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68846d, #68847b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #68846D?: #68846D 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 #68846D?: The RGB value is 104, 132, 109: 104 red, 132 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68846D?: The complementary color is #84687F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68846D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.