What color is #68927B?

#68927B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68927B?

The RGB value is 104, 146, 123: 104 red, 146 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68927B?

The complementary color is #92687F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68927B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68927B color

#68927B rgb(104, 146, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #68927B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 57.3% green and 48.2% blue (104, 146, 123).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#68927B color codes

HEX	`#68927B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 146, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 57.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 29%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 16%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.01, -19.48, 7.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.01, 20.91, 158.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.562, 24.93, 22.516)`
Decimal	`6853243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68927B, 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 #68927B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68927B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #68927B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68927b; }
.text { color: #68927b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68927b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 146 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68927b, #689290); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #68927B?: #68927B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68927B?: The RGB value is 104, 146, 123: 104 red, 146 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68927B?: The complementary color is #92687F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68927B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.