What color is #468E89?

#468E89 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #468E89?

The RGB value is 70, 142, 137: 70 red, 142 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #468E89?

The complementary color is #8E464B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #468E89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#468E89 color

#468E89 rgb(70, 142, 137)

Shades of teal

The hex color #468E89 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 55.7% green and 53.7% blue (70, 142, 137).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 34% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#468E89 color codes

HEX	`#468E89`
RGB	`rgb(70, 142, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 55.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 34%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 51%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 4%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.5, -23.78, -4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.5, 24.16, 190.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.712, 22.453, 27.115)`
Decimal	`4624009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #468E89, 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 #468E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#468E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #468E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #468e89; }
.text { color: #468e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #468e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 142 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #468e89, #466f8e); }

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Questions

What color is #468E89?: #468E89 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #468E89?: The RGB value is 70, 142, 137: 70 red, 142 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #468E89?: The complementary color is #8E464B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #468E89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.