What color is #68A594?

#68A594 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68A594?

The RGB value is 104, 165, 148: 104 red, 165 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68A594?

The complementary color is #A56879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68A594?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68A594 color

#68A594 rgb(104, 165, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #68A594 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 64.7% green and 58% blue (104, 165, 148).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 25% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#68A594 color codes

HEX	`#68A594`
RGB	`rgb(104, 165, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 64.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 25%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 37%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.33, -23.72, 2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.33, 23.86, 173.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.507, 31.99, 32.895)`
Decimal	`6858132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68A594, 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 #68A594	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68A594 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #68A594 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68a594; }
.text { color: #68a594; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68a594; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 165 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68a594, #6898a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #68A594?: #68A594 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68A594?: The RGB value is 104, 165, 148: 104 red, 165 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68A594?: The complementary color is #A56879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68A594?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.