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#68D9AA Color

#68D9AA is rgb(104, 217, 170) in RGB, hsl(155, 60%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 22%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68D9AA
HEX#68D9AA
RGBrgb(104, 217, 170)
HSLhsl(155, 60%, 63%)
HSVhsv(155, 52%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 22%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(80.6% 0.125 163.9)
LABlab(79.19% -42.09 12.95)
LCHlch(79.19% 44.04 162.90)

What #68D9AA 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 #68D9AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 7.06Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.63Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 10.13Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 10.49Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.96Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 11.96

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

#68D9AA Channel Values

How #68D9AA 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 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 155° · S 60% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 155° · S 52% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68D9AA 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68D9AA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68D9AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68D9AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68D9AA
Complementary
#D96897
Analogous
#68D971
Analogous
#68D0D9
Triadic
#AA68D9
Triadic
#D9AA68
Split comp.
#D968D0
Split comp.
#D97168

Tints & Shades of #68D9AA

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

#7CDEB6
#91E3C1
#A5E9CD
#BAEED8
#CEF3E3
#E2F8EF

Shades

#47D198
#2FBC81
#279B6B
#1E7651
#15563B
#0C3122

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68D9AA.

How #68D9AA 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#68D9AA
Protanopia#CBCBAA
Protanomaly#ACD1AA
Deuteranopia#BDBDAD
Deuteranomaly#A2C9AC
Tritanopia#74D4D4
Tritanomaly#70D6C4
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68D9AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68d9aa: #68D9AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68D9AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68d9aa': '#68D9AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.851, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_68d9aa">#68D9AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#68D9AA"

More Green Colors

#68D9AA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#68D9AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68D9AA?

#68D9AA is a light green — rgb(104, 217, 170) in RGB and hsl(155, 60%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.06.

What is the RGB value of #68D9AA?

#68D9AA is rgb(104, 217, 170) — red 104, green 217, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68D9AA?

#68D9AA converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 22%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68D9AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68D9AA scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68D9AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68D9AA 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 7.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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