What color is #68929D?

#68929D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68929D?

The RGB value is 104, 146, 157: 104 red, 146 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68929D?

The complementary color is #9D7368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68929D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68929D color

#68929D rgb(104, 146, 157)

Shades of teal

The hex color #68929D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 57.3% green and 61.6% blue (104, 146, 157).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#68929D color codes

HEX	`#68929D`
RGB	`rgb(104, 146, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 57.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 7%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.97, -11.53, -10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.97, 15.53, 222.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.072, 25.934, 35.735)`
Decimal	`6853277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68929D, 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 #68929D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68929D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #68929D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68929d; }
.text { color: #68929d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68929d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 146 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68929d, #68779d); }

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Questions

What color is #68929D?: #68929D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68929D?: The RGB value is 104, 146, 157: 104 red, 146 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68929D?: The complementary color is #9D7368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68929D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.