What color is #468B80?

#468B80 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #468B80?

The RGB value is 70, 139, 128: 70 red, 139 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #468B80?

The complementary color is #8B4651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #468B80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#468B80 color

#468B80 rgb(70, 139, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #468B80 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 54.5% green and 50.2% blue (70, 139, 128).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 33% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#468B80 color codes

HEX	`#468B80`
RGB	`rgb(70, 139, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 54.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 33%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 50%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 8%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.3, -24.65, -0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.3, 24.67, 181.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.653, 21.325, 23.709)`
Decimal	`4623232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #468B80, 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 #468B80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#468B80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #468B80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #468b80; }
.text { color: #468b80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #468b80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 139 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #468b80, #46748b); }

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Questions

What color is #468B80?: #468B80 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #468B80?: The RGB value is 70, 139, 128: 70 red, 139 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #468B80?: The complementary color is #8B4651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #468B80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.