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#68786D Color

#68786D is rgb(104, 120, 109) in RGB, hsl(139, 7%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 9%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Smoke (#738276), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68786D
HEX#68786D
RGBrgb(104, 120, 109)
HSLhsl(139, 7%, 44%)
HSVhsv(139, 13%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 9%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(55.6% 0.025 155.5)
LABlab(48.85% -7.90 3.96)
LCHlch(48.85% 8.84 153.37)

What #68786D 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 #68786D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#68786D Channel Values

How #68786D 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 120 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 139° · S 7% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 139° · S 13% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.67:1 vs white · 4.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68786D 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 text4.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #68786D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68786D; 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 #68786D

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 #68786D.

How #68786D 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#68786D
Protanopia#75756D
Protanomaly#70766D
Deuteranopia#73736D
Deuteranomaly#6F756D
Tritanopia#6A7777
Tritanomaly#697773
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68786D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68786d: #68786D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68786D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68786d': '#68786D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.471, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_68786d">#68786D</color>
SVG fillfill="#68786D"

More Gray Colors

#68786D sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#68786D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68786D?

#68786D is a mid-tone gray — rgb(104, 120, 109) in RGB and hsl(139, 7%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Smoke (#738276), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.07.

What is the RGB value of #68786D?

#68786D is rgb(104, 120, 109) — red 104, green 120, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68786D?

#68786D converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 9%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68786D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #68786D scores 4.67:1 against white and 4.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68786D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68786D 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 9.89, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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