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#68D4BD Color

#68D4BD is rgb(104, 212, 189) in RGB, hsl(167, 56%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 0%, 11%, 17%) 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 7.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68D4BD
HEX#68D4BD
RGBrgb(104, 212, 189)
HSLhsl(167, 56%, 62%)
HSVhsv(167, 51%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 11%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.106 177.6)
LABlab(78.09% -36.82 1.37)
LCHlch(78.09% 36.85 177.87)

What #68D4BD 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 #68D4BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.01Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.93Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.65Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 10.68Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.03Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 12.78

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

#68D4BD Channel Values

How #68D4BD 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 212 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 56% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 51% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68D4BD 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 text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68D4BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68D4BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68D4BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68D4BD
Complementary
#D4687F
Analogous
#68D487
Analogous
#68B6D4
Triadic
#BD68D4
Triadic
#D4BD68
Split comp.
#D468B6
Split comp.
#D48768

Tints & Shades of #68D4BD

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

#7CDAC6
#90E0CE
#A4E5D7
#BBECE1
#CFF2EA
#E3F7F3

Shades

#48CBAF
#32B397
#2A937C
#217361
#185447
#0D3028

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68D4BD.

How #68D4BD 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#68D4BD
Protanopia#C7C7BD
Protanomaly#A9CCBD
Deuteranopia#B9B9BF
Deuteranomaly#9FC5BE
Tritanopia#6FD1D1
Tritanomaly#6CD2C9
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68D4BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68d4bd: #68D4BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68D4BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68d4bd': '#68D4BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.831, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_68d4bd">#68D4BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#68D4BD"

More Green Colors

#68D4BD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#68D4BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68D4BD?

#68D4BD is a light green — rgb(104, 212, 189) in RGB and hsl(167, 56%, 62%) 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 7.01.

What is the RGB value of #68D4BD?

#68D4BD is rgb(104, 212, 189) — red 104, green 212, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68D4BD?

#68D4BD converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 0%, 11%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68D4BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68D4BD scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68D4BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68D4BD 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 7.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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