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#68D970 Color

#68D970 is rgb(104, 217, 112) in RGB, hsl(124, 60%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 48%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68D970
HEX#68D970
RGBrgb(104, 217, 112)
HSLhsl(124, 60%, 63%)
HSVhsv(124, 52%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 48%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.177 145)
LABlab(78.35% -49.74 41.17)
LCHlch(78.35% 64.57 140.39)

What #68D970 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 #68D970, 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.

#68D970 Channel Values

How #68D970 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 217 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 124° · S 60% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 124° · S 52% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68D970 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 text11.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68D970 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68D970

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68D970; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #68D970

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68D970.

How #68D970 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#68D970
Protanopia#CBCB71
Protanomaly#ACD170
Deuteranopia#BDBD75
Deuteranomaly#A2C973
Tritanopia#7DCFCF
Tritanomaly#75D3B1
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68D970 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68d970: #68D970;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68D970;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68d970': '#68D970' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.851, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_68d970">#68D970</color>
SVG fillfill="#68D970"

More Green Colors

#68D970 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#68D970 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68D970?

#68D970 is a light green — rgb(104, 217, 112) in RGB and hsl(124, 60%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.91.

What is the RGB value of #68D970?

#68D970 is rgb(104, 217, 112) — red 104, green 217, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68D970?

#68D970 converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 48%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68D970 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68D970 scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68D970 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68D970 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 11.67, which is visibly different.

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