What color is #868D68?

#868D68 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868D68?

The RGB value is 134, 141, 104: 134 red, 141 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868D68?

The complementary color is #6F688D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868D68?

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.

#868D68 color

#868D68 rgb(134, 141, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #868D68 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 55.3% green and 40.8% blue (134, 141, 104).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#868D68 color codes

HEX	`#868D68`
RGB	`rgb(134, 141, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 55.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 26%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.19, -9.15, 18.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.19, 21.04, 115.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.855, 25.118, 16.791)`
Decimal	`8818024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868D68, 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 #868D68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868D68 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 #868D68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868d68; }
.text { color: #868d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868d68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 141 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868d68, #748d68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #868D68?: #868D68 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868D68?: The RGB value is 134, 141, 104: 134 red, 141 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868D68?: The complementary color is #6F688D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868D68?: 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.