What color is #68906B?

#68906B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68906B?

The RGB value is 104, 144, 107: 104 red, 144 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68906B?

The complementary color is #90688D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68906B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68906B color

#68906B rgb(104, 144, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #68906B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 56.5% green and 42% blue (104, 144, 107).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#68906B color codes

HEX	`#68906B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 144, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 56.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 26%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.04, -21.61, 15.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.04, 26.49, 144.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.335, 23.95, 17.564)`
Decimal	`6852715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68906B, 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 #68906B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68906B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #68906B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68906b; }
.text { color: #68906b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68906b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 144 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68906b, #68907f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #68906B?: #68906B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68906B?: The RGB value is 104, 144, 107: 104 red, 144 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68906B?: The complementary color is #90688D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68906B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.