What color is #68A89E?

#68A89E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68A89E?

The RGB value is 104, 168, 158: 104 red, 168 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68A89E?

The complementary color is #A86872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68A89E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68A89E color

#68A89E rgb(104, 168, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #68A89E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 65.9% green and 62% blue (104, 168, 158).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 27% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Paradise Island (#5AA7A0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#68A89E color codes

HEX	`#68A89E`
RGB	`rgb(104, 168, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 65.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 27%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 38%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 6%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.5, -22.89, -1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.5, 22.92, 183.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.881, 33.415, 37.427)`
Decimal	`6858910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68A89E, 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 #68A89E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68A89E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #68A89E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68a89e; }
.text { color: #68a89e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68a89e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 168 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68a89e, #6892a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #68A89E?: #68A89E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68A89E?: The RGB value is 104, 168, 158: 104 red, 168 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68A89E?: The complementary color is #A86872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68A89E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.