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#68CAED Color

#68CAED is rgb(104, 202, 237) in RGB, hsl(196, 79%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 15%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68CAED
HEX#68CAED
RGBrgb(104, 202, 237)
HSLhsl(196, 79%, 67%)
HSVhsv(196, 56%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 15%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.104 223.9)
LABlab(76.41% -22.64 -26.71)
LCHlch(76.41% 35.01 229.72)

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

Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 5.19Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 6.89Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 7.49Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 7.49Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 9.02Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 9.63

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

#68CAED Channel Values

How #68CAED 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 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 196° · S 79% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 196° · S 56% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68CAED 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #68CAED

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

Base
#68CAED
Complementary
#ED8C68
Analogous
#68EDCE
Analogous
#6887ED
Triadic
#ED68CA
Triadic
#CAED68
Split comp.
#ED6887
Split comp.
#EDCE68

Tints & Shades of #68CAED

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

#7BD0EF
#91D8F2
#A4DFF4
#BBE7F7
#CDEDF9
#E4F5FC

Shades

#3FBBE9
#1AABE0
#158CB7
#116C8D
#0C4D64
#072D3B

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

How #68CAED 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#68CAED
Protanopia#BEBEED
Protanomaly#A2C3ED
Deuteranopia#B1B1EF
Deuteranomaly#99BCEE
Tritanopia#5BCFCF
Tritanomaly#61CDDC
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68CAED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68caed: #68CAED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68CAED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68caed': '#68CAED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.792, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_68caed">#68CAED</color>
SVG fillfill="#68CAED"

More Teal Colors

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

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#68CAED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68CAED?

#68CAED is a light teal — rgb(104, 202, 237) in RGB and hsl(196, 79%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #68CAED?

#68CAED is rgb(104, 202, 237) — red 104, green 202, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68CAED?

#68CAED converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 15%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68CAED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68CAED scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #68CAED 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 skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 7.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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