What color is #68970C?

#68970C is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Gecko’s Dream. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68970C?

The RGB value is 104, 151, 12: 104 red, 151 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68970C?

The complementary color is #3B0C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68970C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68970C color

#68970C rgb(104, 151, 12)

Shades of green

The hex color #68970C is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 59.2% green and 4.7% blue (104, 151, 12).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 85% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 92% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Gecko’s Dream (#669900), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#68970C color codes

HEX	`#68970C`
RGB	`rgb(104, 151, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 59.2%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 85%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 92%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 92%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.17, -34.57, 58.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.17, 67.54, 120.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.842, 25.102, 4.306)`
Decimal	`6854412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68970C, 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 #68970C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68970C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #68970C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68970c; }
.text { color: #68970c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68970c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 151 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68970c, #22970c); }

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Questions

What color is #68970C?: #68970C is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Gecko’s Dream. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68970C?: The RGB value is 104, 151, 12: 104 red, 151 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68970C?: The complementary color is #3B0C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68970C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.