What color is #68AB6F?

#68AB6F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68AB6F?

The RGB value is 104, 171, 111: 104 red, 171 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68AB6F?

The complementary color is #AB68A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68AB6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68AB6F color

#68AB6F rgb(104, 171, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #68AB6F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 67.1% green and 43.5% blue (104, 171, 111).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 29% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Endo (#5DA464), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#68AB6F color codes

HEX	`#68AB6F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 171, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 67.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 29%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 35%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.33, -34.06, 24.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.33, 41.89, 144.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.14, 33.215, 20.228)`
Decimal	`6859631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68AB6F, 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 #68AB6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68AB6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #68AB6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68ab6f; }
.text { color: #68ab6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68ab6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 171 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68ab6f, #68ab91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #68AB6F?: #68AB6F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68AB6F?: The RGB value is 104, 171, 111: 104 red, 171 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68AB6F?: The complementary color is #AB68A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68AB6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.