What color is #68A495?

#68A495 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68A495?

The RGB value is 104, 164, 149: 104 red, 164 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68A495?

The complementary color is #A46877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68A495?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68A495 color

#68A495 rgb(104, 164, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #68A495 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 64.3% green and 58.4% blue (104, 164, 149).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 25% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#68A495 color codes

HEX	`#68A495`
RGB	`rgb(104, 164, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 64.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 25%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 37%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.06, -22.98, 1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.06, 23.04, 175.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.407, 31.662, 33.253)`
Decimal	`6857877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68A495, 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 #68A495	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68A495 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #68A495 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68a495; }
.text { color: #68a495; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68a495; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 164 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68a495, #6895a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #68A495?: #68A495 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68A495?: The RGB value is 104, 164, 149: 104 red, 164 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68A495?: The complementary color is #A46877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68A495?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.