What color is #68ACA5?

#68ACA5 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 #68ACA5?

The RGB value is 104, 172, 165: 104 red, 172 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68ACA5?

The complementary color is #AC686F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68ACA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68ACA5 color

#68ACA5 rgb(104, 172, 165)

Shades of teal

The hex color #68ACA5 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 67.5% green and 64.7% blue (104, 172, 165).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 29% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#68ACA5 color codes

HEX	`#68ACA5`
RGB	`rgb(104, 172, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 67.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 29%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 40%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 4%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.88, -23.21, -3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.88, 23.43, 187.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.25, 35.163, 40.941)`
Decimal	`6859941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68ACA5, 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 #68ACA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68ACA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #68ACA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68aca5; }
.text { color: #68aca5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68aca5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 172 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68aca5, #6891ac); }

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Questions

What color is #68ACA5?: #68ACA5 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 #68ACA5?: The RGB value is 104, 172, 165: 104 red, 172 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68ACA5?: The complementary color is #AC686F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68ACA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.