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#68C4A7 Color

#68C4A7 is rgb(104, 196, 167) in RGB, hsl(161, 44%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 15%, 23%) 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 5.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68C4A7
HEX#68C4A7
RGBrgb(104, 196, 167)
HSLhsl(161, 44%, 59%)
HSVhsv(161, 47%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 15%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.099 170.9)
LABlab(72.89% -34.02 5.68)
LCHlch(72.89% 34.49 170.52)

What #68C4A7 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 #68C4A7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.06Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.13Keppel#3AB09EΔE 10.71Zomp#39A78EΔE 11.66Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 12.36Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 13.34

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

#68C4A7 Channel Values

How #68C4A7 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 196 · B 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 44% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 47% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68C4A7 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68C4A7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68C4A7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68C4A7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68C4A7
Complementary
#C46886
Analogous
#68C479
Analogous
#68B4C4
Triadic
#A768C4
Triadic
#C4A768
Split comp.
#C468B4
Split comp.
#C47968

Tints & Shades of #68C4A7

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

#7ECDB4
#91D4BF
#A7DDCC
#B9E4D6
#CFECE3
#E2F4EE

Shades

#4BB996
#3D9E7F
#328168
#286753
#1D493B
#112C24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68C4A7.

How #68C4A7 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#68C4A7
Protanopia#B8B8A7
Protanomaly#9EBDA7
Deuteranopia#ADADA9
Deuteranomaly#96B6A8
Tritanopia#6FC1C1
Tritanomaly#6CC2B7
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68C4A7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68c4a7: #68C4A7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68C4A7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68c4a7': '#68C4A7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.769, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_68c4a7">#68C4A7</color>
SVG fillfill="#68C4A7"

More Green Colors

#68C4A7 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#68C4A7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68C4A7?

#68C4A7 is a mid-tone green — rgb(104, 196, 167) in RGB and hsl(161, 44%, 59%) 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 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #68C4A7?

#68C4A7 is rgb(104, 196, 167) — red 104, green 196, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68C4A7?

#68C4A7 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 15%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68C4A7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68C4A7 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68C4A7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68C4A7 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 5.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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