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#68D9AE Color

#68D9AE is rgb(104, 217, 174) in RGB, hsl(157, 60%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 20%, 15%) 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 6.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68D9AE
HEX#68D9AE
RGBrgb(104, 217, 174)
HSLhsl(157, 60%, 63%)
HSVhsv(157, 52%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 20%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(80.7% 0.122 166)
LABlab(79.26% -41.44 10.95)
LCHlch(79.26% 42.86 165.19)

What #68D9AE 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 #68D9AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.09Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 7.57Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 10.05Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.36Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 11.19Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 12.28

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

#68D9AE Channel Values

How #68D9AE 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 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 60% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 52% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68D9AE 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68D9AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68D9AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68D9AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68D9AE
Complementary
#D96893
Analogous
#68D975
Analogous
#68CCD9
Triadic
#AE68D9
Triadic
#D9AE68
Split comp.
#D968CC
Split comp.
#D97568

Tints & Shades of #68D9AE

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

#7CDEB9
#91E3C4
#A5E9CF
#BAEEDA
#CEF3E5
#E2F8F0

Shades

#47D19C
#2FBC86
#279B6E
#1E7654
#15563D
#0C3123

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68D9AE.

How #68D9AE 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#68D9AE
Protanopia#CBCBAE
Protanomaly#ACD1AE
Deuteranopia#BDBDB1
Deuteranomaly#A2C9B0
Tritanopia#73D4D4
Tritanomaly#6FD6C6
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68D9AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68d9ae: #68D9AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68D9AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68d9ae': '#68D9AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.851, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_68d9ae">#68D9AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#68D9AE"

More Green Colors

#68D9AE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#68D9AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68D9AE?

#68D9AE is a light green — rgb(104, 217, 174) in RGB and hsl(157, 60%, 63%) 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 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #68D9AE?

#68D9AE is rgb(104, 217, 174) — red 104, green 217, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68D9AE?

#68D9AE converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 20%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68D9AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68D9AE scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68D9AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68D9AE 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 6.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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