What color is #68AAA1?

#68AAA1 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68AAA1?

The RGB value is 104, 170, 161: 104 red, 170 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68AAA1?

The complementary color is #AA6871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68AAA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68AAA1 color

#68AAA1 rgb(104, 170, 161)

Shades of teal

The hex color #68AAA1 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 66.7% green and 63.1% blue (104, 170, 161).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#68AAA1 color codes

HEX	`#68AAA1`
RGB	`rgb(104, 170, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 66.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.17, -23.18, -2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.17, 23.26, 184.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.514, 34.264, 38.928)`
Decimal	`6859425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68AAA1, 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 #68AAA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68AAA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #68AAA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68aaa1; }
.text { color: #68aaa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68aaa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 170 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68aaa1, #6892aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #68AAA1?: #68AAA1 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68AAA1?: The RGB value is 104, 170, 161: 104 red, 170 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68AAA1?: The complementary color is #AA6871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68AAA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.