What color is #68DC86?

#68DC86 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grotesque Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68DC86?

The RGB value is 104, 220, 134: 104 red, 220 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68DC86?

The complementary color is #DC68BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68DC86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68DC86 color

#68DC86 rgb(104, 220, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #68DC86 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 86.3% green and 52.5% blue (104, 220, 134).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 62% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Grotesque Green (#64E986), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#68DC86 color codes

HEX	`#68DC86`
RGB	`rgb(104, 220, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 86.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 62%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 53%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 39%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.53, -51.33, 32.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.53, 60.75, 147.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.603, 55.848, 31.453)`
Decimal	`6872198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68DC86, 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 #68DC86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68DC86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	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 #68DC86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68dc86; }
.text { color: #68dc86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68dc86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 220 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68dc86, #68dcc0); }

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Questions

What color is #68DC86?: #68DC86 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grotesque Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68DC86?: The RGB value is 104, 220, 134: 104 red, 220 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68DC86?: The complementary color is #DC68BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68DC86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.