What color is #68AB9E?

#68AB9E 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 #68AB9E?

The RGB value is 104, 171, 158: 104 red, 171 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68AB9E?

The complementary color is #AB6875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68AB9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68AB9E color

#68AB9E rgb(104, 171, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #68AB9E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 67.1% green and 62% blue (104, 171, 158).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 29% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#68AB9E color codes

HEX	`#68AB9E`
RGB	`rgb(104, 171, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 67.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 29%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.39, -24.4, -0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.39, 24.4, 180.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.441, 34.536, 37.614)`
Decimal	`6859678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68AB9E, 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 #68AB9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68AB9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #68AB9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68ab9e; }
.text { color: #68ab9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68ab9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 171 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68ab9e, #6897ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #68AB9E?: #68AB9E 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 #68AB9E?: The RGB value is 104, 171, 158: 104 red, 171 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68AB9E?: The complementary color is #AB6875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68AB9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.