What color is #68EBE8?

#68EBE8 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Poseidon Jr.. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68EBE8?

The RGB value is 104, 235, 232: 104 red, 235 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68EBE8?

The complementary color is #EB686B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68EBE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68EBE8 color

#68EBE8 rgb(104, 235, 232)

Shades of teal

The hex color #68EBE8 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 92.2% green and 91% blue (104, 235, 232).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 77% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Poseidon Jr. (#66EEEE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.64:1).

#68EBE8 color codes

HEX	`#68EBE8`
RGB	`rgb(104, 235, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 92.2%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 77%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 56%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 1%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.1, -36.51, -9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.1, 37.71, 194.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.976, 68.181, 86.855)`
Decimal	`6876136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68EBE8, 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 #68EBE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68EBE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.64:1	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 #68EBE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68ebe8; }
.text { color: #68ebe8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68ebe8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 235 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68ebe8, #68adeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #68EBE8?: #68EBE8 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Poseidon Jr.. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68EBE8?: The RGB value is 104, 235, 232: 104 red, 235 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68EBE8?: The complementary color is #EB686B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68EBE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.