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#68CA96 Color

#68CA96 is rgb(104, 202, 150) in RGB, hsl(148, 48%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 26%, 21%) 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 9.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68CA96
HEX#68CA96
RGBrgb(104, 202, 150)
HSLhsl(148, 48%, 60%)
HSVhsv(148, 49%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 26%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.12 158.5)
LABlab(74.36% -39.23 16.79)
LCHlch(74.36% 42.67 156.84)

What #68CA96 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 #68CA96, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.15Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 10.89Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.38Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 12.4Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 12.74Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 13.31

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

#68CA96 Channel Values

How #68CA96 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 1508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 48% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 49% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68CA96 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 text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68CA96 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68CA96

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68CA96; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68CA96
Complementary
#CA689C
Analogous
#6BCA68
Analogous
#68CAC7
Triadic
#9668CA
Triadic
#CA9668
Split comp.
#C768CA
Split comp.
#CA686B

Tints & Shades of #68CA96

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

#7BD1A3
#92D9B3
#A4DFC0
#BBE7D0
#CEEEDD
#E5F6ED

Shades

#4ABF81
#3AA66D
#308859
#256A45
#1B4B31
#102D1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68CA96.

How #68CA96 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#68CA96
Protanopia#BEBE96
Protanomaly#A2C396
Deuteranopia#B1B199
Deuteranomaly#99BC98
Tritanopia#74C4C4
Tritanomaly#6FC7B4
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68CA96 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68ca96: #68CA96;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68CA96;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68ca96': '#68CA96' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.792, blue: 0.588)
Android XML<color name="color_68ca96">#68CA96</color>
SVG fillfill="#68CA96"

More Green Colors

#68CA96 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#68CA96 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68CA96?

#68CA96 is a light green — rgb(104, 202, 150) in RGB and hsl(148, 48%, 60%) 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 9.15.

What is the RGB value of #68CA96?

#68CA96 is rgb(104, 202, 150) — red 104, green 202, and blue 150 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68CA96?

#68CA96 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 26%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68CA96 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68CA96 scores 2:1 against white and 10.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68CA96 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68CA96 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 9.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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