What color is #68B6C2?

#68B6C2 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Finnish Fiord. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68B6C2?

The RGB value is 104, 182, 194: 104 red, 182 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68B6C2?

The complementary color is #C27468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68B6C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68B6C2 color

#68B6C2 rgb(104, 182, 194)

Shades of teal

The hex color #68B6C2 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 71.4% green and 76.1% blue (104, 182, 194).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 42% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Finnish Fiord (#5DB0BE), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#68B6C2 color codes

HEX	`#68B6C2`
RGB	`rgb(104, 182, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 71.4%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 42%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 46%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 6%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.68, -20.84, -13.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.68, 24.87, 213.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.171, 40.291, 57.11)`
Decimal	`6862530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68B6C2, 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 #68B6C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68B6C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #68B6C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68b6c2; }
.text { color: #68b6c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68b6c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 182 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68b6c2, #6889c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #68B6C2?: #68B6C2 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Finnish Fiord. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68B6C2?: The RGB value is 104, 182, 194: 104 red, 182 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68B6C2?: The complementary color is #C27468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68B6C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.