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#68CA6A Color

#68CA6A is rgb(104, 202, 106) in RGB, hsl(121, 48%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 48%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mantis (#74C365), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68CA6A
HEX#68CA6A
RGBrgb(104, 202, 106)
HSLhsl(121, 48%, 60%)
HSVhsv(121, 49%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 48%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.162 144.2)
LABlab(73.74% -44.84 38.43)
LCHlch(73.74% 59.05 139.40)

What #68CA6A 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 #68CA6A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mantis#74C365ΔE 6.04Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 6.91Emerald#50C878ΔE 9.6Light Green#90EE90ΔE 13.15Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 13.32Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 14.21

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

#68CA6A Channel Values

How #68CA6A 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 202 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 121° · S 48% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 121° · S 49% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.05:1 vs white · 10.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68CA6A 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 text2.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68CA6A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68CA6A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68CA6A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68CA6A
Complementary
#CA68C8
Analogous
#97CA68
Analogous
#68CA9B
Triadic
#6A68CA
Triadic
#CA6A68
Split comp.
#9B68CA
Split comp.
#CA6897

Tints & Shades of #68CA6A

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

#7BD17C
#92D993
#A4DFA5
#BBE7BC
#CEEECE
#E5F6E5

Shades

#4ABF4C
#3AA63C
#308831
#256A26
#1B4B1B
#102D10

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68CA6A.

How #68CA6A 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#68CA6A
Protanopia#BEBE6B
Protanomaly#A2C36A
Deuteranopia#B1B16E
Deuteranomaly#99BC6D
Tritanopia#7AC1C1
Tritanomaly#73C5A5
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68CA6A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68ca6a: #68CA6A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68CA6A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68ca6a': '#68CA6A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.792, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_68ca6a">#68CA6A</color>
SVG fillfill="#68CA6A"

More Green Colors

#68CA6A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#68CA6A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68CA6A?

#68CA6A is a light green — rgb(104, 202, 106) in RGB and hsl(121, 48%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mantis (#74C365), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.04.

What is the RGB value of #68CA6A?

#68CA6A is rgb(104, 202, 106) — red 104, green 202, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68CA6A?

#68CA6A converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 48%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68CA6A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68CA6A scores 2.05:1 against white and 10.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68CA6A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68CA6A 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 13.15, which is visibly different.

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