What color is #68B154?

#68B154 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68B154?

The RGB value is 104, 177, 84: 104 red, 177 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68B154?

The complementary color is #9D54B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68B154?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68B154 color

#68B154 rgb(104, 177, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #68B154 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 69.4% green and 32.9% blue (104, 177, 84).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 37% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lost Golfer (#74AF54), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#68B154 color codes

HEX	`#68B154`
RGB	`rgb(104, 177, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 69.4%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 37%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 53%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 53%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.77, -40.74, 40.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.77, 57.23, 135.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.03, 35.026, 13.933)`
Decimal	`6861140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68B154, 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 #68B154	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68B154 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #68B154 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68b154; }
.text { color: #68b154; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68b154; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 177 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68b154, #54b16f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #68B154?: #68B154 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68B154?: The RGB value is 104, 177, 84: 104 red, 177 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68B154?: The complementary color is #9D54B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68B154?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.