What color is #68B0AC?

#68B0AC 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 #68B0AC?

The RGB value is 104, 176, 172: 104 red, 176 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68B0AC?

The complementary color is #B0686C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68B0AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68B0AC color

#68B0AC rgb(104, 176, 172)

Shades of teal

The hex color #68B0AC is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 69% green and 67.5% blue (104, 176, 172).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 31% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#68B0AC color codes

HEX	`#68B0AC`
RGB	`rgb(104, 176, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 69%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 31%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 41%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.25, -23.5, -5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.25, 24.04, 192.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.678, 36.97, 44.647)`
Decimal	`6860972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68B0AC, 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 #68B0AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68B0AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #68B0AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68b0ac; }
.text { color: #68b0ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68b0ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 176 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68b0ac, #6890b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #68B0AC?: #68B0AC 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 #68B0AC?: The RGB value is 104, 176, 172: 104 red, 176 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68B0AC?: The complementary color is #B0686C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68B0AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.