What color is #68A47C?

#68A47C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68A47C?

The RGB value is 104, 164, 124: 104 red, 164 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68A47C?

The complementary color is #A46890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68A47C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68A47C color

#68A47C rgb(104, 164, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #68A47C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 64.3% green and 48.6% blue (104, 164, 124).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 25% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#68A47C color codes

HEX	`#68A47C`
RGB	`rgb(104, 164, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 64.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 25%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 37%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 24%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.46, -28.35, 14.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.46, 31.95, 152.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.621, 30.948, 23.846)`
Decimal	`6857852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68A47C, 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 #68A47C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68A47C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	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 #68A47C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68a47c; }
.text { color: #68a47c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68a47c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 164 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68a47c, #68a49a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #68A47C?: #68A47C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68A47C?: The RGB value is 104, 164, 124: 104 red, 164 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68A47C?: The complementary color is #A46890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68A47C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.