What color is #68AB7F?

#68AB7F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68AB7F?

The RGB value is 104, 171, 127: 104 red, 171 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68AB7F?

The complementary color is #AB6894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68AB7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68AB7F color

#68AB7F rgb(104, 171, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #68AB7F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 67.1% green and 49.8% blue (104, 171, 127).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 29% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#68AB7F color codes

HEX	`#68AB7F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 171, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 67.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 29%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 26%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.64, -31.13, 16.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.64, 35.05, 152.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.101, 33.6, 25.29)`
Decimal	`6859647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68AB7F, 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 #68AB7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68AB7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #68AB7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68ab7f; }
.text { color: #68ab7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68ab7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 171 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68ab7f, #68aba0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #68AB7F?: #68AB7F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68AB7F?: The RGB value is 104, 171, 127: 104 red, 171 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68AB7F?: The complementary color is #AB6894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68AB7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.