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#68B169 Color

#68B169 is rgb(104, 177, 105) in RGB, hsl(121, 32%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 41%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bud Green (#7BB661), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68B169
HEX#68B169
RGBrgb(104, 177, 105)
HSLhsl(121, 32%, 55%)
HSVhsv(121, 41%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 41%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.127 144.3)
LABlab(66.10% -35.10 29.40)
LCHlch(66.10% 45.79 140.05)

What #68B169 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 #68B169, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 8.4Mantis#74C365ΔE 11.99Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 12.3Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 12.7Pistachio#93C572ΔE 12.82May Green#4C9141ΔE 13.04

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

#68B169 Channel Values

How #68B169 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 177 · B 1058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 121° · S 32% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 121° · S 41% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.6:1 vs white · 8.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68B169 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 text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68B169 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68B169

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68B169; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68B169
Complementary
#B168B0
Analogous
#8BB168
Analogous
#68B18D
Triadic
#6968B1
Triadic
#B16968
Split comp.
#8D68B1
Split comp.
#B1688B

Tints & Shades of #68B169

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.

Tints

#7CBB7D
#90C691
#A4D0A5
#BCDCBC
#D0E7D0
#E4F1E4

Shades

#53A255
#458746
#396F3A
#2D582E
#214021
#132513

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68B169.

How #68B169 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#68B169
Protanopia#A7A769
Protanomaly#92AB69
Deuteranopia#9E9E6C
Deuteranomaly#8BA66B
Tritanopia#75AAAA
Tritanomaly#70AD94
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68B169 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68b169: #68B169;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68B169;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68b169': '#68B169' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.694, blue: 0.412)
Android XML<color name="color_68b169">#68B169</color>
SVG fillfill="#68B169"

More Green Colors

#68B169 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#68B169 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68B169?

#68B169 is a mid-tone green — rgb(104, 177, 105) in RGB and hsl(121, 32%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bud Green (#7BB661), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.4.

What is the RGB value of #68B169?

#68B169 is rgb(104, 177, 105) — red 104, green 177, and blue 105 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68B169?

#68B169 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 41%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68B169 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68B169 scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68B169 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68B169 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 12.3, which is visibly different.

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