What color is #68AA90?

#68AA90 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68AA90?

The RGB value is 104, 170, 144: 104 red, 170 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68AA90?

The complementary color is #AA6882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68AA90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68AA90 color

#68AA90 rgb(104, 170, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #68AA90 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 66.7% green and 56.5% blue (104, 170, 144).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Beau Monde (#7DB39E), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#68AA90 color codes

HEX	`#68AA90`
RGB	`rgb(104, 170, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 66.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.73, -27.11, 6.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.73, 27.96, 165.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.116, 33.705, 31.562)`
Decimal	`6859408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68AA90, 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 #68AA90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68AA90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #68AA90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68aa90; }
.text { color: #68aa90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68aa90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 170 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68aa90, #68a3aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #68AA90?: #68AA90 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68AA90?: The RGB value is 104, 170, 144: 104 red, 170 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68AA90?: The complementary color is #AA6882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68AA90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.