What color is #468D8C?

#468D8C is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #468D8C?

The RGB value is 70, 141, 140: 70 red, 141 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #468D8C?

The complementary color is #8D4647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #468D8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#468D8C color

#468D8C rgb(70, 141, 140)

Shades of teal

The hex color #468D8C is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 55.3% green and 54.9% blue (70, 141, 140).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 34% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Turkish Jade (#2B888D), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#468D8C color codes

HEX	`#468D8C`
RGB	`rgb(70, 141, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 55.3%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 34%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 50%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 1%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.28, -22.45, -6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.28, 23.32, 195.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.782, 22.244, 28.215)`
Decimal	`4623756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #468D8C, 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 #468D8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#468D8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #468D8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #468d8c; }
.text { color: #468d8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #468d8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 141 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #468d8c, #466a8d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #468D8C?: #468D8C is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #468D8C?: The RGB value is 70, 141, 140: 70 red, 141 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #468D8C?: The complementary color is #8D4647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #468D8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.