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#68A239 Color

#68A239 is rgb(104, 162, 57) in RGB, hsl(93, 48%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 65%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Green (#5E8C31), visibly different at ΔE 10.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68A239
HEX#68A239
RGBrgb(104, 162, 57)
HSLhsl(93, 48%, 43%)
HSVhsv(93, 65%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 65%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(65% 0.15 133.6)
LABlab(60.98% -33.23 46.46)
LCHlch(60.98% 57.12 125.57)

What #68A239 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #68A239, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#68A239 Channel Values

How #68A239 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 104 · G 162 · B 578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 93° · S 48% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 93° · S 65% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 65% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.08:1 vs white · 6.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68A239 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #68A239

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68A239; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #68A239

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68A239.

How #68A239 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#68A239
Protanopia#9A9A3A
Protanomaly#899D39
Deuteranopia#92923D
Deuteranomaly#83993C
Tritanopia#759A9A
Tritanomaly#709D7E
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68A239 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-68a239: #68A239;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68A239;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68a239': '#68A239' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.635, blue: 0.224)
Android XML<color name="color_68a239">#68A239</color>
SVG fillfill="#68A239"

More Green Colors

#68A239 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#68A239 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68A239?

#68A239 is a mid-tone green — rgb(104, 162, 57) in RGB and hsl(93, 48%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Green (#5E8C31), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.27.

What is the RGB value of #68A239?

#68A239 is rgb(104, 162, 57) — red 104, green 162, and blue 57 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68A239?

#68A239 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 65%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68A239 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68A239 scores 3.08:1 against white and 6.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68A239 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68A239 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 10.94, which is visibly different.

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