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#68CFAB Color

#68CFAB is rgb(104, 207, 171) in RGB, hsl(159, 52%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 0%, 17%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68CFAB
HEX#68CFAB
RGBrgb(104, 207, 171)
HSLhsl(159, 52%, 61%)
HSVhsv(159, 50%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 17%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.111 168.3)
LABlab(76.24% -37.91 8.29)
LCHlch(76.24% 38.81 167.67)

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

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

#68CFAB Channel Values

How #68CFAB 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 207 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 52% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 50% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68CFAB 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #68CFAB

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

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Tints & Shades of #68CFAB

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.

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Shades

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

How #68CFAB 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#68CFAB
Protanopia#C2C2AB
Protanomaly#A6C7AB
Deuteranopia#B5B5AE
Deuteranomaly#9CC0AD
Tritanopia#71CBCB
Tritanomaly#6ECDBF
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68CFAB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68cfab: #68CFAB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68CFAB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68cfab': '#68CFAB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.812, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_68cfab">#68CFAB</color>
SVG fillfill="#68CFAB"

More Green Colors

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

#68CFAB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68CFAB?

#68CFAB is a light green — rgb(104, 207, 171) in RGB and hsl(159, 52%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.84.

What is the RGB value of #68CFAB?

#68CFAB is rgb(104, 207, 171) — red 104, green 207, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68CFAB?

#68CFAB converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 0%, 17%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68CFAB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68CFAB scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #68CFAB 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 0.84, which is indistinguishable to the eye.

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