What color is #68856E?

#68856E 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 #68856E?

The RGB value is 104, 133, 110: 104 red, 133 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68856E?

The complementary color is #85687F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68856E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68856E color

#68856E rgb(104, 133, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #68856E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 52.2% green and 43.1% blue (104, 133, 110).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% 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 5.17:1).

#68856E color codes

HEX	`#68856E`
RGB	`rgb(104, 133, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 52.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 22%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.78, -15.24, 9.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.78, 17.73, 149.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.91, 20.843, 17.881)`
Decimal	`6849902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68856E, 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 #68856E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68856E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #68856E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68856e; }
.text { color: #68856e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68856e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 133 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68856e, #68857c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #68856E?: #68856E 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 #68856E?: The RGB value is 104, 133, 110: 104 red, 133 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68856E?: The complementary color is #85687F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68856E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.