What color is #68A066?

#68A066 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68A066?

The RGB value is 104, 160, 102: 104 red, 160 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68A066?

The complementary color is #9E66A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68A066?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68A066 color

#68A066 rgb(104, 160, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #68A066 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 62.7% green and 40% blue (104, 160, 102).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Endo (#5DA464), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#68A066 color codes

HEX	`#68A066`
RGB	`rgb(104, 160, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 62.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 36%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 36%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.82, -30.4, 24.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.82, 39.09, 141.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.677, 29.043, 17.084)`
Decimal	`6856806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68A066, 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 #68A066	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68A066 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #68A066 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68a066; }
.text { color: #68a066; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68a066; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 160 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68a066, #66a081); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #68A066?: #68A066 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68A066?: The RGB value is 104, 160, 102: 104 red, 160 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68A066?: The complementary color is #9E66A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68A066?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.