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#68C09D Color

#68C09D is rgb(104, 192, 157) in RGB, hsl(156, 41%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 18%, 25%) 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 5.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68C09D
HEX#68C09D
RGBrgb(104, 192, 157)
HSLhsl(156, 41%, 58%)
HSVhsv(156, 46%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 18%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(74.3% 0.1 165.9)
LABlab(71.50% -34.02 9.09)
LCHlch(71.50% 35.21 165.05)

What #68C09D 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 #68C09D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.65Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.48Zomp#39A78EΔE 11.6Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 11.99Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 12.23Keppel#3AB09EΔE 12.29

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

#68C09D Channel Values

How #68C09D 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 192 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 156° · S 41% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 156° · S 46% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68C09D 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 text9.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68C09D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68C09D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68C09D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68C09D
Complementary
#C0688B
Analogous
#68C071
Analogous
#68B7C0
Triadic
#9D68C0
Triadic
#C09D68
Split comp.
#C068B7
Split comp.
#C07168

Tints & Shades of #68C09D

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

#7EC9AB
#90D0B6
#A5D9C4
#BBE2D3
#D0EBE1
#E2F3EC

Shades

#4BB48A
#419B77
#357E61
#29614A
#1D4434
#122B21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68C09D.

How #68C09D 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#68C09D
Protanopia#B5B59D
Protanomaly#9CB99D
Deuteranopia#A9A99F
Deuteranomaly#94B39E
Tritanopia#70BCBC
Tritanomaly#6DBEB0
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68C09D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68c09d: #68C09D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68C09D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68c09d': '#68C09D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.753, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_68c09d">#68C09D</color>
SVG fillfill="#68C09D"

More Green Colors

#68C09D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#68C09D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68C09D?

#68C09D is a mid-tone green — rgb(104, 192, 157) in RGB and hsl(156, 41%, 58%) 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 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #68C09D?

#68C09D is rgb(104, 192, 157) — red 104, green 192, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68C09D?

#68C09D converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 18%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68C09D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68C09D scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68C09D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68C09D 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 5.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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