#68C3D9 Color

#68C3D9 is rgb(104, 195, 217) in RGB, hsl(192, 60%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 10%, 0%, 15%) 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 6.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68C3D9

HEX#68C3D9

RGBrgb(104, 195, 217)

HSLhsl(192, 60%, 63%)

HSVhsv(192, 52%, 85%)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 10%, 0%, 15%)

OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.092 215.4)

LABlab(73.81% -23.84 -19.91)

LCHlch(73.81% 31.06 219.86)

What #68C3D9 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 #68C3D9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 6.62 Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 7.24 Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 8.29 Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 8.56 Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 9.7 Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 9.96

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#68C3D9 Channel Values

How #68C3D9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 104 · G 195 · B 217	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 192° · S 60% · L 63%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 192° · S 52% · V 85%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 52% · M 10% · Y 0% · K 15%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.02:1 vs white · 10.4:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68C3D9 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 text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #68C3D9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68C3D9; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of #68C3D9

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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How #68C3D9 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#68C3D9

Protanopia#B7B7D9

Protanomaly#9EBCD9

Deuteranopia#ACACDB

Deuteranomaly#95B5DA

Tritanopia#61C6C6

Tritanomaly#64C5CE

Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

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Using #68C3D9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68c3d9: #68C3D9;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68C3D9;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68c3d9': '#68C3D9' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.765, blue: 0.851)

Android XML<color name="color_68c3d9">#68C3D9</color>

SVG fillfill="#68C3D9"

More Teal Colors

#68C3D9 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#68C3D9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68C3D9?

#68C3D9 is a light teal — rgb(104, 195, 217) in RGB and hsl(192, 60%, 63%) 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 6.62.

What is the RGB value of #68C3D9?

#68C3D9 is rgb(104, 195, 217) — red 104, green 195, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68C3D9?

#68C3D9 converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 10%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68C3D9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68C3D9 scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68C3D9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68C3D9 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 8.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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