What color is #68ACB5?

#68ACB5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Finnish Fiord. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68ACB5?

The RGB value is 104, 172, 181: 104 red, 172 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68ACB5?

The complementary color is #B57168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68ACB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68ACB5 color

#68ACB5 rgb(104, 172, 181)

Shades of teal

The hex color #68ACB5 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 67.5% green and 71% blue (104, 172, 181).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 34% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Finnish Fiord (#5DB0BE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#68ACB5 color codes

HEX	`#68ACB5`
RGB	`rgb(104, 172, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 67.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 34%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 43%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 5%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.35, -19.14, -11.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.35, 22.27, 210.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.799, 35.782, 49.096)`
Decimal	`6859957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68ACB5, 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 #68ACB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68ACB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #68ACB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68acb5; }
.text { color: #68acb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68acb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 172 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68acb5, #6886b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #68ACB5?: #68ACB5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Finnish Fiord. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68ACB5?: The RGB value is 104, 172, 181: 104 red, 172 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68ACB5?: The complementary color is #B57168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68ACB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.