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#68BFCA Color

#68BFCA is rgb(104, 191, 202) in RGB, hsl(187, 48%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 5%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue (#7ED4E6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68BFCA
HEX#68BFCA
RGBrgb(104, 191, 202)
HSLhsl(187, 48%, 60%)
HSVhsv(187, 49%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 5%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.085 206.2)
LABlab(72.24% -25.19 -14.16)
LCHlch(72.24% 28.89 209.35)

What #68BFCA 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 #68BFCA, 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 teal in the library.

#68BFCA Channel Values

How #68BFCA 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 191 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 187° · S 48% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 187° · S 49% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 5% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.12:1 vs white · 9.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68BFCA 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 text2.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #68BFCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68BFCA; 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 #68BFCA

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 #68BFCA.

How #68BFCA 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#68BFCA
Protanopia#B4B4CA
Protanomaly#9BB8CA
Deuteranopia#A9A9CC
Deuteranomaly#93B2CB
Tritanopia#65C0C0
Tritanomaly#66C0C4
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68BFCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68bfca: #68BFCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68BFCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68bfca': '#68BFCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.749, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_68bfca">#68BFCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#68BFCA"

More Teal Colors

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

#68BFCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68BFCA?

#68BFCA is a light teal — rgb(104, 191, 202) in RGB and hsl(187, 48%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue (#7ED4E6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.57.

What is the RGB value of #68BFCA?

#68BFCA is rgb(104, 191, 202) — red 104, green 191, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68BFCA?

#68BFCA converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 5%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68BFCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68BFCA scores 2.12:1 against white and 9.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #68BFCA 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 12.67, which is visibly different.

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