What color is #68A768?

#68A768 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68A768?

The RGB value is 104, 167, 104: 104 red, 167 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68A768?

The complementary color is #A768A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68A768?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68A768 color

#68A768 rgb(104, 167, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #68A768 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 65.5% green and 40.8% blue (104, 167, 104).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 26% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Endo (#5DA464), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#68A768 color codes

HEX	`#68A768`
RGB	`rgb(104, 167, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 65.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 26%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 38%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 38%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.99, -33.38, 26.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.99, 42.54, 141.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.025, 31.579, 18.029)`
Decimal	`6858600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68A768, 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 #68A768	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68A768 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #68A768 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68a768; }
.text { color: #68a768; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68a768; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 167 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68a768, #68a788); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #68A768?: #68A768 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68A768?: The RGB value is 104, 167, 104: 104 red, 167 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68A768?: The complementary color is #A768A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68A768?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.