What color is #68EEA1?

#68EEA1 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Illicit Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68EEA1?

The RGB value is 104, 238, 161: 104 red, 238 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68EEA1?

The complementary color is #EE68B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68EEA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68EEA1 color

#68EEA1 rgb(104, 238, 161)

Shades of green

The hex color #68EEA1 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 93.3% green and 63.1% blue (104, 238, 161).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 80% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Illicit Green (#56FCA2), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.33:1).

#68EEA1 color codes

HEX	`#68EEA1`
RGB	`rgb(104, 238, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 93.3%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 80%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 56%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 32%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.33, -53.8, 26.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.33, 59.96, 153.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.713, 66.661, 44.327)`
Decimal	`6876833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68EEA1, 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 #68EEA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68EEA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.33:1	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 #68EEA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68eea1; }
.text { color: #68eea1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68eea1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 238 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68eea1, #68eee4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #68EEA1?: #68EEA1 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Illicit Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68EEA1?: The RGB value is 104, 238, 161: 104 red, 238 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68EEA1?: The complementary color is #EE68B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68EEA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.