What color is #68A796?

#68A796 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 #68A796?

The RGB value is 104, 167, 150: 104 red, 167 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68A796?

The complementary color is #A76879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68A796?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68A796 color

#68A796 rgb(104, 167, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #68A796 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 65.5% green and 58.8% blue (104, 167, 150).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 26% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#68A796 color codes

HEX	`#68A796`
RGB	`rgb(104, 167, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 65.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 26%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 38%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.98, -24.26, 2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.98, 24.38, 174.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.031, 32.781, 33.857)`
Decimal	`6858646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68A796, 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 #68A796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68A796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #68A796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68a796; }
.text { color: #68a796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68a796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 167 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68a796, #6898a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #68A796?: #68A796 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 #68A796?: The RGB value is 104, 167, 150: 104 red, 167 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68A796?: The complementary color is #A76879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68A796?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.