What color is #68885C?

#68885C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68885C?

The RGB value is 104, 136, 92: 104 red, 136 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68885C?

The complementary color is #7C5C88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68885C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68885C color

#68885C rgb(104, 136, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #68885C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 53.3% green and 36.1% blue (104, 136, 92).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#68885C color codes

HEX	`#68885C`
RGB	`rgb(104, 136, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 53.3%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 32%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 32%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.3, -20.11, 20.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.3, 28.41, 135.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.444, 21.324, 13.373)`
Decimal	`6850652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68885C, 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 #68885C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68885C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #68885C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68885c; }
.text { color: #68885c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68885c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 136 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68885c, #5c8866); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #68885C?: #68885C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68885C?: The RGB value is 104, 136, 92: 104 red, 136 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68885C?: The complementary color is #7C5C88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68885C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.