What color is #68D485?

#68D485 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68D485?

The RGB value is 104, 212, 133: 104 red, 212 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68D485?

The complementary color is #D468B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68D485?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68D485 color

#68D485 rgb(104, 212, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #68D485 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 83.1% green and 52.2% blue (104, 212, 133).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 56% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Electric Lettuce (#7BD181), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#68D485 color codes

HEX	`#68D485`
RGB	`rgb(104, 212, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 83.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 56%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 51%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 37%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.11, -48.22, 29.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.11, 56.69, 148.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.484, 51.721, 30.404)`
Decimal	`6870149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68D485, 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 #68D485	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68D485 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	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 #68D485 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68d485; }
.text { color: #68d485; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68d485; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 212 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68d485, #68d4bb); }

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Questions

What color is #68D485?: #68D485 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68D485?: The RGB value is 104, 212, 133: 104 red, 212 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68D485?: The complementary color is #D468B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68D485?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.