What color is #68AEAB?

#68AEAB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68AEAB?

The RGB value is 104, 174, 171: 104 red, 174 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68AEAB?

The complementary color is #AE686B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68AEAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68AEAB color

#68AEAB rgb(104, 174, 171)

Shades of teal

The hex color #68AEAB is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 68.2% green and 67.1% blue (104, 174, 171).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#68AEAB color codes

HEX	`#68AEAB`
RGB	`rgb(104, 174, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 68.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 40%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.64, -22.74, -5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.64, 23.37, 193.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.193, 36.153, 44.013)`
Decimal	`6860459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68AEAB, 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 #68AEAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68AEAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	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 #68AEAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68aeab; }
.text { color: #68aeab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68aeab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 174 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68aeab, #688eae); }

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Questions

What color is #68AEAB?: #68AEAB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68AEAB?: The RGB value is 104, 174, 171: 104 red, 174 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68AEAB?: The complementary color is #AE686B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68AEAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.