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#68CAB6 Color

#68CAB6 is rgb(104, 202, 182) in RGB, hsl(168, 48%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 10%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68CAB6
HEX#68CAB6
RGBrgb(104, 202, 182)
HSLhsl(168, 48%, 60%)
HSVhsv(168, 49%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 10%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.098 178.6)
LABlab(74.99% -33.91 0.64)
LCHlch(74.99% 33.91 178.92)

What #68CAB6 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 #68CAB6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.72Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.18Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.91Keppel#3AB09EΔE 10.59Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.94Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 11.58

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

#68CAB6 Channel Values

How #68CAB6 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 1828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 48% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 49% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.96:1 vs white · 10.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68CAB6 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 text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68CAB6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68CAB6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68CAB6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68CAB6
Complementary
#CA687C
Analogous
#68CA85
Analogous
#68ADCA
Triadic
#B668CA
Triadic
#CAB668
Split comp.
#CA68AD
Split comp.
#CA8568

Tints & Shades of #68CAB6

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

#7BD1BF
#92D9CA
#A4DFD3
#BBE7DE
#CEEEE7
#E5F6F2

Shades

#4ABFA8
#3AA691
#308876
#256A5C
#1B4B42
#102D27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68CAB6.

How #68CAB6 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#68CAB6
Protanopia#BEBEB6
Protanomaly#A2C3B6
Deuteranopia#B1B1B8
Deuteranomaly#99BCB7
Tritanopia#6DC8C8
Tritanomaly#6BC9C1
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68CAB6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68cab6: #68CAB6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68CAB6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68cab6': '#68CAB6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.792, blue: 0.714)
Android XML<color name="color_68cab6">#68CAB6</color>
SVG fillfill="#68CAB6"

More Green Colors

#68CAB6 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#68CAB6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68CAB6?

#68CAB6 is a light green — rgb(104, 202, 182) in RGB and hsl(168, 48%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.72.

What is the RGB value of #68CAB6?

#68CAB6 is rgb(104, 202, 182) — red 104, green 202, and blue 182 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68CAB6?

#68CAB6 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 10%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68CAB6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68CAB6 scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68CAB6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68CAB6 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 8.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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