What color is #68947C?

#68947C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68947C?

The RGB value is 104, 148, 124: 104 red, 148 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68947C?

The complementary color is #946880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68947C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68947C color

#68947C rgb(104, 148, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #68947C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 58% green and 48.6% blue (104, 148, 124).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#68947C color codes

HEX	`#68947C`
RGB	`rgb(104, 148, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 58%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 30%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 16%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.63, -20.31, 7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.63, 21.8, 158.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.936, 25.577, 22.951)`
Decimal	`6853756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68947C, 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 #68947C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68947C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #68947C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68947c; }
.text { color: #68947c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68947c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 148 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68947c, #689492); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #68947C?: #68947C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68947C?: The RGB value is 104, 148, 124: 104 red, 148 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68947C?: The complementary color is #946880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68947C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.