What color is #68BCBC?

#68BCBC is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68BCBC?

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

What is the complementary color of #68BCBC?

The complementary color is #BC6868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68BCBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68BCBC color

#68BCBC rgb(104, 188, 188)

Shades of teal

The hex color #68BCBC is a desaturated cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 39% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Castaway (#6DBAC0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#68BCBC color codes

HEX	`#68BCBC`
RGB	`rgb(104, 188, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 73.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 39%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 45%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.24, -25.45, -7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.24, 26.66, 197.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.766, 42.538, 54.051)`
Decimal	`6864060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68BCBC, 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 #68BCBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68BCBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #68BCBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68bcbc; }
.text { color: #68bcbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68bcbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 188 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68bcbc, #6892bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tiffany Blue.

Questions

What color is #68BCBC?: #68BCBC is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68BCBC?: The RGB value is 104, 188, 188: 104 red, 188 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68BCBC?: The complementary color is #BC6868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68BCBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.