What color is #68BF5D?

#68BF5D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68BF5D?

The RGB value is 104, 191, 93: 104 red, 191 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68BF5D?

The complementary color is #B45DBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68BF5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68BF5D color

#68BF5D rgb(104, 191, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #68BF5D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 74.9% green and 36.5% blue (104, 191, 93).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 43% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mantis (#74C365), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#68BF5D color codes

HEX	`#68BF5D`
RGB	`rgb(104, 191, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 74.9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 43%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 51%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 51%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.17, -45.55, 41.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.17, 61.37, 137.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.314, 40.993, 16.88)`
Decimal	`6864733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68BF5D, 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 #68BF5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68BF5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	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 #68BF5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68bf5d; }
.text { color: #68bf5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68bf5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 191 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68bf5d, #5dbf83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Emerald Green.

Questions

What color is #68BF5D?: #68BF5D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68BF5D?: The RGB value is 104, 191, 93: 104 red, 191 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68BF5D?: The complementary color is #B45DBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68BF5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.