What color is #68853F?

#68853F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68853F?

The RGB value is 104, 133, 63: 104 red, 133 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68853F?

The complementary color is #5C3F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68853F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68853F color

#68853F rgb(104, 133, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #68853F is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 52.2% green and 24.7% blue (104, 133, 63).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 36% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Homegrown (#63884A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#68853F color codes

HEX	`#68853F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 133, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 52.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 36%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 53%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 53%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.92, -22.61, 34.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.92, 40.91, 123.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.994, 20.077, 7.787)`
Decimal	`6849855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68853F, 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 #68853F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68853F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #68853F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68853f; }
.text { color: #68853f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68853f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 133 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68853f, #45853f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #68853F?: #68853F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68853F?: The RGB value is 104, 133, 63: 104 red, 133 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68853F?: The complementary color is #5C3F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68853F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.