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#68554B Color

#68554B is rgb(104, 85, 75) in RGB, hsl(21, 16%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 28%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Umber (#635147), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.82. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68554B
HEX#68554B
RGBrgb(104, 85, 75)
HSLhsl(21, 16%, 35%)
HSVhsv(21, 28%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 28%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(46.6% 0.03 49.3)
LABlab(37.88% 6.85 8.95)
LCHlch(37.88% 11.28 52.57)

What #68554B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #68554B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#68554B Channel Values

How #68554B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 104 · G 85 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 16% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 28% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 28% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.02:1 vs white · 2.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68554B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #68554B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68554B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #68554B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68554B.

How #68554B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#68554B
Protanopia#59594B
Protanomaly#5F574B
Deuteranopia#5C5C4A
Deuteranomaly#61594B
Tritanopia#695454
Tritanomaly#695450
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68554B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-68554b: #68554B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68554B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68554b': '#68554B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.333, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_68554b">#68554B</color>
SVG fillfill="#68554B"

More Brown Colors

#68554B sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#68554B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68554B?

#68554B is a dark brown — rgb(104, 85, 75) in RGB and hsl(21, 16%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Umber (#635147), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.82.

What is the RGB value of #68554B?

#68554B is rgb(104, 85, 75) — red 104, green 85, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68554B?

#68554B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 28%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68554B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #68554B scores 7.02:1 against white and 2.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68554B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68554B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 13.03, which is visibly different.

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