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#68720D Color

#68720D is rgb(104, 114, 13) in RGB, hsl(66, 80%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 89%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive (#808000), visibly different at ΔE 11.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68720D
HEX#68720D
RGBrgb(104, 114, 13)
HSLhsl(66, 80%, 25%)
HSVhsv(66, 89%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 89%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(52.6% 0.115 115.8)
LABlab(45.86% -13.10 47.70)
LCHlch(45.86% 49.47 105.35)

What #68720D 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 #68720D, 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 green in the library.

#68720D Channel Values

How #68720D 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 114 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 66° · S 80% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 66° · S 89% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 89% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.25:1 vs white · 4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68720D 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 text5.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68720D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68720D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68720D; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #68720D

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68720D.

How #68720D 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#68720D
Protanopia#70700D
Protanomaly#6D710D
Deuteranopia#6F6F0F
Deuteranomaly#6C700E
Tritanopia#6F6B6B
Tritanomaly#6C6E55
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68720D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68720d: #68720D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68720D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68720d': '#68720D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.447, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_68720d">#68720D</color>
SVG fillfill="#68720D"

More Green Colors

#68720D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#68720D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68720D?

#68720D is a dark green — rgb(104, 114, 13) in RGB and hsl(66, 80%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive (#808000), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.05.

What is the RGB value of #68720D?

#68720D is rgb(104, 114, 13) — red 104, green 114, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68720D?

#68720D converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 89%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68720D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #68720D scores 5.25:1 against white and 4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68720D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68720D 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 olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 11.05, which is visibly different.

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