What color is #68B069?

#68B069 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68B069?

The RGB value is 104, 176, 105: 104 red, 176 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68B069?

The complementary color is #B068AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68B069?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68B069 color

#68B069 rgb(104, 176, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #68B069 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 69% green and 41.2% blue (104, 176, 105).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 31% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#68B069 color codes

HEX	`#68B069`
RGB	`rgb(104, 176, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 69%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 31%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 41%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 40%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.76, -37.33, 29.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.76, 47.56, 141.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.783, 35.012, 18.867)`
Decimal	`6860905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68B069, 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 #68B069	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68B069 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #68B069 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68b069; }
.text { color: #68b069; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68b069; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 176 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68b069, #68b08d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #68B069?: #68B069 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68B069?: The RGB value is 104, 176, 105: 104 red, 176 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68B069?: The complementary color is #B068AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68B069?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.