What color is #68978B?

#68978B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68978B?

The RGB value is 104, 151, 139: 104 red, 151 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68978B?

The complementary color is #976874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68978B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68978B color

#68978B rgb(104, 151, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #68978B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 59.2% green and 54.5% blue (104, 151, 139).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#68978B color codes

HEX	`#68978B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 151, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 59.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 8%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.92, -18.58, 1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.92, 18.62, 176.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.434, 26.939, 28.491)`
Decimal	`6854539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68978B, 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 #68978B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68978B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #68978B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68978b; }
.text { color: #68978b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68978b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 151 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68978b, #688c97); }

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Questions

What color is #68978B?: #68978B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68978B?: The RGB value is 104, 151, 139: 104 red, 151 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68978B?: The complementary color is #976874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68978B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.