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#68BBD4 Color

#68BBD4 is rgb(104, 187, 212) in RGB, hsl(194, 56%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 12%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue (#47ABCC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68BBD4
HEX#68BBD4
RGBrgb(104, 187, 212)
HSLhsl(194, 56%, 62%)
HSVhsv(194, 51%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 12%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.088 219.6)
LABlab(71.35% -21.22 -20.91)
LCHlch(71.35% 29.79 224.58)

What #68BBD4 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 #68BBD4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 8.13Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 8.4Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 8.99Moonstone#3AA8C1ΔE 9.26Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 9.49Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 9.57

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

#68BBD4 Channel Values

How #68BBD4 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 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 194° · S 56% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 194° · S 51% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68BBD4 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 text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68BBD4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68BBD4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68BBD4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68BBD4
Complementary
#D48168
Analogous
#68D4B7
Analogous
#6885D4
Triadic
#D468BB
Triadic
#BBD468
Split comp.
#D46885
Split comp.
#D4B768

Tints & Shades of #68BBD4

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

#7CC4DA
#90CDE0
#A4D6E5
#BBE1EC
#CFEAF2
#E3F2F7

Shades

#48ADCB
#3295B3
#2A7B93
#216073
#184654
#0D2830

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68BBD4.

How #68BBD4 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#68BBD4
Protanopia#B0B0D4
Protanomaly#99B5D4
Deuteranopia#A5A5D5
Deuteranomaly#91AED5
Tritanopia#60BEBE
Tritanomaly#63BDC7
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68BBD4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68bbd4: #68BBD4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68BBD4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68bbd4': '#68BBD4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.733, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_68bbd4">#68BBD4</color>
SVG fillfill="#68BBD4"

More Teal Colors

#68BBD4 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#68BBD4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68BBD4?

#68BBD4 is a light teal — rgb(104, 187, 212) in RGB and hsl(194, 56%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue (#47ABCC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.13.

What is the RGB value of #68BBD4?

#68BBD4 is rgb(104, 187, 212) — red 104, green 187, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68BBD4?

#68BBD4 converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 12%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68BBD4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68BBD4 scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68BBD4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68BBD4 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 skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 8.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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