What color is #68AFA2?

#68AFA2 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 #68AFA2?

The RGB value is 104, 175, 162: 104 red, 175 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68AFA2?

The complementary color is #AF6875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68AFA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68AFA2 color

#68AFA2 rgb(104, 175, 162)

Shades of teal

The hex color #68AFA2 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 68.6% green and 63.5% blue (104, 175, 162).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 31% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% 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 8.24:1).

#68AFA2 color codes

HEX	`#68AFA2`
RGB	`rgb(104, 175, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 68.6%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 31%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 41%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 7%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.68, -25.45, -0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.68, 25.45, 180.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.558, 36.21, 39.712)`
Decimal	`6860706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68AFA2, 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 #68AFA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68AFA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #68AFA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68afa2; }
.text { color: #68afa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68afa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 175 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68afa2, #6898af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #68AFA2?: #68AFA2 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 #68AFA2?: The RGB value is 104, 175, 162: 104 red, 175 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68AFA2?: The complementary color is #AF6875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68AFA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.