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#68B173 Color

#68B173 is rgb(104, 177, 115) in RGB, hsl(129, 32%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 35%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68B173
HEX#68B173
RGBrgb(104, 177, 115)
HSLhsl(129, 32%, 55%)
HSVhsv(129, 41%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 35%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(69.6% 0.116 147.8)
LABlab(66.24% -33.88 24.36)
LCHlch(66.24% 41.73 144.28)

What #68B173 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 #68B173, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 7.87Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 8.36Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 12.15Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 12.74Middle Green#4D8C57ΔE 13.99Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 14.15

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

#68B173 Channel Values

How #68B173 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 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 32% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 41% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68B173 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68B173 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68B173

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68B173; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68B173
Complementary
#B168A6
Analogous
#81B168
Analogous
#68B197
Triadic
#7368B1
Triadic
#B17368
Split comp.
#9768B1
Split comp.
#B16881

Tints & Shades of #68B173

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

#7CBB85
#90C698
#A4D0AB
#BCDCC1
#D0E7D3
#E4F1E6

Shades

#53A25F
#45874F
#396F41
#2D5833
#214026
#132516

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68B173.

How #68B173 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#68B173
Protanopia#A7A773
Protanomaly#92AB73
Deuteranopia#9E9E76
Deuteranomaly#8BA675
Tritanopia#73ABAB
Tritanomaly#6FAD98
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68B173 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68b173: #68B173;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68B173;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68b173': '#68B173' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.694, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_68b173">#68B173</color>
SVG fillfill="#68B173"

More Green Colors

#68B173 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#68B173 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68B173?

#68B173 is a mid-tone green — rgb(104, 177, 115) in RGB and hsl(129, 32%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.87.

What is the RGB value of #68B173?

#68B173 is rgb(104, 177, 115) — red 104, green 177, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68B173?

#68B173 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 35%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68B173 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68B173 scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68B173 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68B173 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 12.15, which is visibly different.

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