What color is #68BC6B?

#68BC6B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68BC6B?

The RGB value is 104, 188, 107: 104 red, 188 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68BC6B?

The complementary color is #BC68B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68BC6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68BC6B color

#68BC6B rgb(104, 188, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #68BC6B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 73.7% green and 42% blue (104, 188, 107).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 39% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Bermudagrass (#6BC271), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#68BC6B color codes

HEX	`#68BC6B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 188, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 73.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 39%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 45%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 43%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.45, -42.31, 33.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.45, 53.77, 141.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.345, 39.969, 20.234)`
Decimal	`6863979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68BC6B, 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 #68BC6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68BC6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #68BC6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68bc6b; }
.text { color: #68bc6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68bc6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 188 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68bc6b, #68bc95); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #68BC6B?: #68BC6B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68BC6B?: The RGB value is 104, 188, 107: 104 red, 188 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68BC6B?: The complementary color is #BC68B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68BC6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.