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#68BBA2 Color

#68BBA2 is rgb(104, 187, 162) in RGB, hsl(162, 38%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 13%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68BBA2
HEX#68BBA2
RGBrgb(104, 187, 162)
HSLhsl(162, 38%, 57%)
HSVhsv(162, 44%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 13%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.09 172.2)
LABlab(70.10% -31.04 4.42)
LCHlch(70.10% 31.35 171.90)

What #68BBA2 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 #68BBA2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.3Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 9.35Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 9.42Keppel#3AB09EΔE 9.62Zomp#39A78EΔE 10.25Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.69

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

#68BBA2 Channel Values

How #68BBA2 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 187 · B 1628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 38% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 44% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68BBA2 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 text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68BBA2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68BBA2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68BBA2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68BBA2
Complementary
#BB6881
Analogous
#68BB78
Analogous
#68AABB
Triadic
#A268BB
Triadic
#BBA268
Split comp.
#BB68AA
Split comp.
#BB7868

Tints & Shades of #68BBA2

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

#7DC5AF
#92CEBC
#A7D7C9
#B9DFD4
#CEE9E1
#E3F2EE

Shades

#4DAC90
#42947B
#367864
#2B5F4F
#1E4338
#132A23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68BBA2.

How #68BBA2 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#68BBA2
Protanopia#B0B0A2
Protanomaly#99B5A2
Deuteranopia#A5A5A4
Deuteranomaly#91AEA3
Tritanopia#6EB8B8
Tritanomaly#6CB9B0
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68BBA2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68bba2: #68BBA2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68BBA2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68bba2': '#68BBA2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.733, blue: 0.635)
Android XML<color name="color_68bba2">#68BBA2</color>
SVG fillfill="#68BBA2"

More Green Colors

#68BBA2 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#68BBA2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68BBA2?

#68BBA2 is a mid-tone green — rgb(104, 187, 162) in RGB and hsl(162, 38%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.3.

What is the RGB value of #68BBA2?

#68BBA2 is rgb(104, 187, 162) — red 104, green 187, and blue 162 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68BBA2?

#68BBA2 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 13%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68BBA2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68BBA2 scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68BBA2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68BBA2 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.3, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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