What color is #68DCBF?

#68DCBF is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cabbage. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68DCBF?

The RGB value is 104, 220, 191: 104 red, 220 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68DCBF?

The complementary color is #DC6885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68DCBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68DCBF color

#68DCBF rgb(104, 220, 191)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 86.3% green and 74.9% blue (104, 220, 191).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 62% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Cabbage (#87D7BE), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#68DCBF color codes

HEX	`#68DCBF`
RGB	`rgb(104, 220, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 86.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 62%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 53%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 13%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.68, -39.83, 4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.68, 40.06, 173.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.702, 57.887, 58.309)`
Decimal	`6872255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68DCBF, 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 #68DCBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68DCBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	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 #68DCBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68dcbf; }
.text { color: #68dcbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68dcbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 220 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68dcbf, #68bfdc); }

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Questions

What color is #68DCBF?: #68DCBF is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cabbage. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68DCBF?: The RGB value is 104, 220, 191: 104 red, 220 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68DCBF?: The complementary color is #DC6885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68DCBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.