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#68CACA Color

#68CACA is rgb(104, 202, 202) in RGB, hsl(180, 48%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68CACA
HEX#68CACA
RGBrgb(104, 202, 202)
HSLhsl(180, 48%, 60%)
HSVhsv(180, 49%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.092 195.4)
LABlab(75.45% -30.09 -9.40)
LCHlch(75.45% 31.53 197.35)

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

Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 8.87Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 9.38Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 9.74Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.54Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 11.31Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 11.39

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

#68CACA Channel Values

How #68CACA 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 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 180° · S 48% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 180° · S 49% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.93:1 vs white · 10.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68CACA 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 text1.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #68CACA

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

Base
#68CACA
Complementary
#CA6868
Analogous
#68CA99
Analogous
#6899CA
Triadic
#CA68CA
Triadic
#CACA68
Split comp.
#CA6899
Split comp.
#CA9968

Tints & Shades of #68CACA

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

#7BD1D1
#92D9D9
#A4DFDF
#BBE7E7
#CEEEEE
#E5F6F6

Shades

#4ABFBF
#3AA6A6
#308888
#256A6A
#1B4B4B
#102D2D

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

How #68CACA 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#68CACA
Protanopia#BEBECA
Protanomaly#A2C3CA
Deuteranopia#B1B1CC
Deuteranomaly#99BCCB
Tritanopia#68CACA
Tritanomaly#68CACA
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

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Using #68CACA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68caca: #68CACA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68CACA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68caca': '#68CACA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.792, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_68caca">#68CACA</color>
SVG fillfill="#68CACA"

More Teal Colors

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

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#68CACA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68CACA?

#68CACA is a light teal — rgb(104, 202, 202) in RGB and hsl(180, 48%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.87.

What is the RGB value of #68CACA?

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

What is the CMYK value of #68CACA?

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

Should text on #68CACA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68CACA scores 1.93:1 against white and 10.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #68CACA 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 mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 8.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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