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#68835D Color

#68835D is rgb(104, 131, 93) in RGB, hsl(103, 17%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 29%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Green (#679267), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68835D
HEX#68835D
RGBrgb(104, 131, 93)
HSLhsl(103, 17%, 44%)
HSVhsv(103, 29%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 29%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.065 136.8)
LABlab(51.85% -15.76 17.32)
LCHlch(51.85% 23.42 132.31)

What #68835D 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 #68835D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Russian Green#679267ΔE 7.88Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 10.02Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 10.76Fern Green#4F7942ΔE 12.36Artichoke#8F9779ΔE 12.99Xanadu#738678ΔE 13.95

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

#68835D Channel Values

How #68835D 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 131 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 103° · S 17% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 103° · S 29% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68835D 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68835D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68835D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68835D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68835D
Complementary
#785D83
Analogous
#7B835D
Analogous
#5D8365
Triadic
#5D6883
Triadic
#835D68
Split comp.
#655D83
Split comp.
#835D7B

Tints & Shades of #68835D

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

#7C9970
#8FA885
#A5B99D
#BBCAB4
#D0DBCC
#E4EAE1

Shades

#5A7150
#4E6246
#405139
#323F2C
#232D20
#181E15

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68835D.

How #68835D 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#68835D
Protanopia#7F7F5D
Protanomaly#76815D
Deuteranopia#7B7B5E
Deuteranomaly#747E5E
Tritanopia#6D7F7F
Tritanomaly#6B8173
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68835D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68835d: #68835D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68835D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68835d': '#68835D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.514, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_68835d">#68835D</color>
SVG fillfill="#68835D"

More Green Colors

#68835D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#68835D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68835D?

#68835D is a mid-tone green — rgb(104, 131, 93) in RGB and hsl(103, 17%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russian Green (#679267), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.88.

What is the RGB value of #68835D?

#68835D is rgb(104, 131, 93) — red 104, green 131, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68835D?

#68835D converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 29%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68835D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68835D scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68835D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68835D 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.11, which is visibly different.

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