What color is #468E8B?

#468E8B is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #468E8B?

The RGB value is 70, 142, 139: 70 red, 142 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #468E8B?

The complementary color is #8E4649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #468E8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#468E8B color

#468E8B rgb(70, 142, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #468E8B is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 55.7% green and 54.5% blue (70, 142, 139).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 34% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#468E8B color codes

HEX	`#468E8B`
RGB	`rgb(70, 142, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 55.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 34%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 51%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 2%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.56, -23.24, -5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.56, 23.84, 192.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.857, 22.511, 27.878)`
Decimal	`4624011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #468E8B, 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 #468E8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#468E8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #468E8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #468e8b; }
.text { color: #468e8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #468e8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 142 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #468e8b, #466d8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #468E8B?: #468E8B is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #468E8B?: The RGB value is 70, 142, 139: 70 red, 142 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #468E8B?: The complementary color is #8E4649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #468E8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.