What color is #468A96?

#468A96 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Waikiki. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #468A96?

The RGB value is 70, 138, 150: 70 red, 138 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #468A96?

The complementary color is #965246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #468A96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#468A96 color

#468A96 rgb(70, 138, 150)

Shades of teal

The hex color #468A96 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 54.1% green and 58.8% blue (70, 138, 150).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 36% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Waikiki (#218BA0), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#468A96 color codes

HEX	`#468A96`
RGB	`rgb(70, 138, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 54.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 36%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 53%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 8%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.69, -18.01, -13.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.69, 22.21, 215.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.117, 21.68, 32.131)`
Decimal	`4622998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #468A96, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #468A96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#468A96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #468A96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #468a96; }
.text { color: #468a96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #468a96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 138 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #468a96, #466296); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #468A96?: #468A96 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Waikiki. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #468A96?: The RGB value is 70, 138, 150: 70 red, 138 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #468A96?: The complementary color is #965246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #468A96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.