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#468b68 color: Mallard Green

#468b68 is rgb(70, 139, 104) in RGB and oklch(58.141% 0.08938 159.703) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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150°
100%

58.1%
0.089
160°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.08:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.15:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #468b68

#468b68 is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 58.1% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 160°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.08:1 contrast and black text 5.15:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mallard Green (#478865). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #468b68 mixed with white

  1. 468b68
  2. 5a9676
  3. 6ca284
  4. 7fad93
  5. 91b9a2
  6. a3c4b1
  7. b5d0c0
  8. c7dbd0
  9. dae7df
  10. ecf3ef

Darker: #468b68 mixed with black

  1. 468b68
  2. 3c7859
  3. 32664b
  4. 28543e
  5. 1e4330
  6. 153224
  7. 0d2318
  8. 05140c
  9. 020704
  10. 000100

Calmer: #468b68 with less saturation

  1. 468b68
  2. 4d8a6a
  3. 53886c
  4. 59866e
  5. 5f8570
  6. 648372
  7. 698273
  8. 6e8075
  9. 727e77
  10. 767c79

Questions about #468b68

What color is #468b68?

#468b68 is soft emerald. The closest named color is Mallard Green. In RGB it is rgb(70, 139, 104), in HSL hsl(149.57, 33.01%, 40.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.141% 0.08938 159.703).

What colors go well with #468b68?

The complementary color of #468b68 is #9e658c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #69854b and #278c86. The triadic partners are #7075af and #a86852.

Is white or black text more readable on #468b68?

White text reads better on #468b68: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and black gives 5.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #468b68 a warm or cool color?

#468b68 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 160 degrees, its lightness 58.1% and its chroma 0.089.