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#68CA7F Color

#68CA7F is rgb(104, 202, 127) in RGB, hsl(134, 48%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 37%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68CA7F
HEX#68CA7F
RGBrgb(104, 202, 127)
HSLhsl(134, 48%, 60%)
HSVhsv(134, 49%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 37%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76% 0.142 149.6)
LABlab(74.00% -42.42 28.27)
LCHlch(74.00% 50.98 146.32)

What #68CA7F 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 #68CA7F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 6.38Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 10.51Mantis#74C365ΔE 11.42Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 14.08Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 14.69Light Green#90EE90ΔE 15

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

#68CA7F Channel Values

How #68CA7F 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 1278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 134° · S 48% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 134° · S 49% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 37% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68CA7F 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68CA7F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68CA7F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68CA7F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68CA7F
Complementary
#CA68B3
Analogous
#82CA68
Analogous
#68CAB0
Triadic
#7F68CA
Triadic
#CA7F68
Split comp.
#B068CA
Split comp.
#CA6882

Tints & Shades of #68CA7F

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

#7BD18F
#92D9A2
#A4DFB2
#BBE7C5
#CEEED5
#E5F6E9

Shades

#4ABF65
#3AA653
#308844
#256A35
#1B4B26
#102D17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68CA7F.

How #68CA7F 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#68CA7F
Protanopia#BEBE80
Protanomaly#A2C37F
Deuteranopia#B1B182
Deuteranomaly#99BC81
Tritanopia#78C3C3
Tritanomaly#72C6AC
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68CA7F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68ca7f: #68CA7F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68CA7F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68ca7f': '#68CA7F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.792, blue: 0.498)
Android XML<color name="color_68ca7f">#68CA7F</color>
SVG fillfill="#68CA7F"

More Green Colors

#68CA7F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#68CA7F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68CA7F?

#68CA7F is a light green — rgb(104, 202, 127) in RGB and hsl(134, 48%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.38.

What is the RGB value of #68CA7F?

#68CA7F is rgb(104, 202, 127) — red 104, green 202, and blue 127 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68CA7F?

#68CA7F converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 37%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68CA7F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68CA7F scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68CA7F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68CA7F 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 10.51, which is visibly different.

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