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#68CAAE Color

#68CAAE is rgb(104, 202, 174) in RGB, hsl(163, 48%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 14%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68CAAE
HEX#68CAAE
RGBrgb(104, 202, 174)
HSLhsl(163, 48%, 60%)
HSVhsv(163, 49%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 14%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.102 172.7)
LABlab(74.82% -35.33 4.68)
LCHlch(74.82% 35.64 172.46)

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

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 4.05Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 8.19Keppel#3AB09EΔE 11.38Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.73Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 12.49Zomp#39A78EΔE 13.12

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

#68CAAE Channel Values

How #68CAAE 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 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 48% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 49% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68CAAE 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #68CAAE

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

Base
#68CAAE
Complementary
#CA6884
Analogous
#68CA7D
Analogous
#68B5CA
Triadic
#AE68CA
Triadic
#CAAE68
Split comp.
#CA68B5
Split comp.
#CA7D68

Tints & Shades of #68CAAE

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

#7BD1B8
#92D9C4
#A4DFCF
#BBE7DB
#CEEEE5
#E5F6F1

Shades

#4ABF9E
#3AA688
#30886F
#256A56
#1B4B3E
#102D25

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

How #68CAAE 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#68CAAE
Protanopia#BEBEAE
Protanomaly#A2C3AE
Deuteranopia#B1B1B0
Deuteranomaly#99BCAF
Tritanopia#6FC7C7
Tritanomaly#6CC8BD
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68CAAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68caae: #68CAAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68CAAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68caae': '#68CAAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.792, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_68caae">#68CAAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#68CAAE"

More Green Colors

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

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#68CAAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68CAAE?

#68CAAE is a light green — rgb(104, 202, 174) in RGB and hsl(163, 48%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.05.

What is the RGB value of #68CAAE?

#68CAAE is rgb(104, 202, 174) — red 104, green 202, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68CAAE?

#68CAAE converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 14%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68CAAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68CAAE scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #68CAAE 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 4.05, which is very hard to tell apart.

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