What color is #68AE88?

#68AE88 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 #68AE88?

The RGB value is 104, 174, 136: 104 red, 174 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68AE88?

The complementary color is #AE688E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68AE88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68AE88 color

#68AE88 rgb(104, 174, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #68AE88 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 68.2% green and 53.3% blue (104, 174, 136).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#68AE88 color codes

HEX	`#68AE88`
RGB	`rgb(104, 174, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 68.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 40%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 22%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.74, -30.75, 12.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.74, 33.27, 157.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.287, 34.991, 28.709)`
Decimal	`6860424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68AE88, 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 #68AE88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68AE88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #68AE88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68ae88; }
.text { color: #68ae88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68ae88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 174 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68ae88, #68aeab); }

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Questions

What color is #68AE88?: #68AE88 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 #68AE88?: The RGB value is 104, 174, 136: 104 red, 174 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68AE88?: The complementary color is #AE688E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68AE88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.