What color is #68B288?

#68B288 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68B288?

The RGB value is 104, 178, 136: 104 red, 178 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68B288?

The complementary color is #B26892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68B288?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68B288 color

#68B288 rgb(104, 178, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #68B288 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 69.8% green and 53.3% blue (104, 178, 136).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 32% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#68B288 color codes

HEX	`#68B288`
RGB	`rgb(104, 178, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 69.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 32%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 42%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 24%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.95, -32.65, 14.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.95, 35.67, 156.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.071, 36.56, 28.971)`
Decimal	`6861448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68B288, 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 #68B288	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68B288 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #68B288 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68b288; }
.text { color: #68b288; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68b288; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 178 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68b288, #68b2ad); }

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Questions

What color is #68B288?: #68B288 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68B288?: The RGB value is 104, 178, 136: 104 red, 178 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68B288?: The complementary color is #B26892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68B288?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.