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#68852E Color

#68852E is rgb(104, 133, 46) in RGB, hsl(80, 49%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 65%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Khaki Green (#728639), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68852E
HEX#68852E
RGBrgb(104, 133, 46)
HSLhsl(80, 49%, 35%)
HSVhsv(80, 65%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 65%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(57.6% 0.119 125.7)
LABlab(51.91% -21.06 41.68)
LCHlch(51.91% 46.70 116.81)

What #68852E 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 #68852E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Khaki Green#728639ΔE 5.8Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 7.14Sap Green#507D2AΔE 8.03Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 8.63Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 14.26Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 15.56

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

#68852E Channel Values

How #68852E 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 133 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 49% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 65% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 65% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68852E 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 text4.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68852E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68852E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68852E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68852E
Complementary
#4B2E85
Analogous
#85762E
Analogous
#3C852E
Triadic
#2E6885
Triadic
#852E68
Split comp.
#2E3C85
Split comp.
#762E85

Tints & Shades of #68852E

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

#83A739
#9BC24C
#AECE6F
#C1D991
#D4E5B3
#E8F1D5

Shades

#5C7628
#4D6322
#41541D
#324116
#273111
#181E0A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68852E.

How #68852E 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#68852E
Protanopia#81812E
Protanomaly#78822E
Deuteranopia#7C7C30
Deuteranomaly#75802F
Tritanopia#717E7E
Tritanomaly#6D8167
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68852E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68852e: #68852E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68852E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68852e': '#68852E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.522, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_68852e">#68852E</color>
SVG fillfill="#68852E"

More Green Colors

#68852E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#68852E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68852E?

#68852E is a dark green — rgb(104, 133, 46) in RGB and hsl(80, 49%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Khaki Green (#728639), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.8.

What is the RGB value of #68852E?

#68852E is rgb(104, 133, 46) — red 104, green 133, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68852E?

#68852E converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 65%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68852E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68852E scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68852E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68852E 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 olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 8.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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