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#68CAB0 Color

#68CAB0 is rgb(104, 202, 176) in RGB, hsl(164, 48%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 13%, 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 5.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68CAB0
HEX#68CAB0
RGBrgb(104, 202, 176)
HSLhsl(164, 48%, 60%)
HSVhsv(164, 49%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 13%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.101 174.1)
LABlab(74.86% -34.98 3.67)
LCHlch(74.86% 35.17 174.02)

What #68CAB0 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 #68CAB0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.05Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.86Keppel#3AB09EΔE 11.03Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.76Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 12.28Zomp#39A78EΔE 13.15

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

#68CAB0 Channel Values

How #68CAB0 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 1768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 164° · S 48% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 164° · S 49% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68CAB0 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 text10.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68CAB0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68CAB0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68CAB0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68CAB0
Complementary
#CA6882
Analogous
#68CA7F
Analogous
#68B3CA
Triadic
#B068CA
Triadic
#CAB068
Split comp.
#CA68B3
Split comp.
#CA7F68

Tints & Shades of #68CAB0

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

#7BD1BA
#92D9C6
#A4DFD0
#BBE7DB
#CEEEE5
#E5F6F1

Shades

#4ABFA0
#3AA689
#308870
#256A57
#1B4B3E
#102D25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68CAB0.

How #68CAB0 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#68CAB0
Protanopia#BEBEB0
Protanomaly#A2C3B0
Deuteranopia#B1B1B2
Deuteranomaly#99BCB1
Tritanopia#6FC7C7
Tritanomaly#6CC8BE
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68CAB0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68cab0: #68CAB0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68CAB0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68cab0': '#68CAB0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.792, blue: 0.690)
Android XML<color name="color_68cab0">#68CAB0</color>
SVG fillfill="#68CAB0"

More Green Colors

#68CAB0 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#68CAB0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68CAB0?

#68CAB0 is a light green — rgb(104, 202, 176) in RGB and hsl(164, 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 5.05.

What is the RGB value of #68CAB0?

#68CAB0 is rgb(104, 202, 176) — red 104, green 202, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68CAB0?

#68CAB0 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 13%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68CAB0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68CAB0 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68CAB0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68CAB0 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 5.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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