What color is #68BAAE?

#68BAAE is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68BAAE?

The RGB value is 104, 186, 174: 104 red, 186 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68BAAE?

The complementary color is #BA6874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68BAAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68BAAE color

#68BAAE rgb(104, 186, 174)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 72.9% green and 68.2% blue (104, 186, 174).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 37% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Escape (#4DBBAF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#68BAAE color codes

HEX	`#68BAAE`
RGB	`rgb(104, 186, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 72.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 37%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 44%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.26, -27.97, -1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.26, 28.03, 183.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.905, 41.114, 46.344)`
Decimal	`6863534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68BAAE, 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 #68BAAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68BAAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #68BAAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68baae; }
.text { color: #68baae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68baae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 186 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68baae, #689dba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #68BAAE?: #68BAAE is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68BAAE?: The RGB value is 104, 186, 174: 104 red, 186 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68BAAE?: The complementary color is #BA6874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68BAAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.