What color is #68C988?

#68C988 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68C988?

The RGB value is 104, 201, 136: 104 red, 201 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68C988?

The complementary color is #C968A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68C988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68C988 color

#68C988 rgb(104, 201, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #68C988 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 78.8% green and 53.3% blue (104, 201, 136).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 47% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Green (#50C878), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#68C988 color codes

HEX	`#68C988`
RGB	`rgb(104, 201, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 78.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 47%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 48%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 32%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.86, -43.03, 23.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.86, 49.22, 150.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.037, 46.492, 30.626)`
Decimal	`6867336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68C988, 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 #68C988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68C988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #68C988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68c988; }
.text { color: #68c988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68c988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 201 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68c988, #68c9b9); }

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Questions

What color is #68C988?: #68C988 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68C988?: The RGB value is 104, 201, 136: 104 red, 201 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68C988?: The complementary color is #C968A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68C988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.