What color is #68B597?

#68B597 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68B597?

The RGB value is 104, 181, 151: 104 red, 181 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68B597?

The complementary color is #B56886, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68B597?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68B597 color

#68B597 rgb(104, 181, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #68B597 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 71% green and 59.2% blue (104, 181, 151).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 34% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Electra (#55B492), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#68B597 color codes

HEX	`#68B597`
RGB	`rgb(104, 181, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 71%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 34%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 43%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 17%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.18, -30.9, 7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.18, 31.9, 165.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.816, 38.223, 35.184)`
Decimal	`6862231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68B597, 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 #68B597	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68B597 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #68B597 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68b597; }
.text { color: #68b597; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68b597; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 181 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68b597, #68acb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #68B597?: #68B597 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68B597?: The RGB value is 104, 181, 151: 104 red, 181 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68B597?: The complementary color is #B56886, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68B597?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.