What color is #68938B?

#68938B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68938B?

The RGB value is 104, 147, 139: 104 red, 147 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68938B?

The complementary color is #936870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68938B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68938B color

#68938B rgb(104, 147, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #68938B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 57.6% green and 54.5% blue (104, 147, 139).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#68938B color codes

HEX	`#68938B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 147, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 57.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.73, -16.47, -0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.73, 16.48, 181.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.801, 25.674, 28.281)`
Decimal	`6853515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68938B, 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 #68938B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68938B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #68938B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68938b; }
.text { color: #68938b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68938b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 147 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68938b, #688593); }

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Questions

What color is #68938B?: #68938B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68938B?: The RGB value is 104, 147, 139: 104 red, 147 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68938B?: The complementary color is #936870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68938B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.