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#68DEC6 Color

#68DEC6 is rgb(104, 222, 198) in RGB, hsl(168, 64%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 0%, 11%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68DEC6
HEX#68DEC6
RGBrgb(104, 222, 198)
HSLhsl(168, 64%, 64%)
HSVhsv(168, 53%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 11%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.113 178.1)
LABlab(81.22% -39.29 1.12)
LCHlch(81.22% 39.31 178.37)

What #68DEC6 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 #68DEC6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 8.24Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.92Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.95Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 11.12Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 12.84Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 13.29

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

#68DEC6 Channel Values

How #68DEC6 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 222 · B 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 64% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 53% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68DEC6 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68DEC6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68DEC6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68DEC6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68DEC6
Complementary
#DE6880
Analogous
#68DE8C
Analogous
#68BBDE
Triadic
#C668DE
Triadic
#DEC668
Split comp.
#DE68BB
Split comp.
#DE8C68

Tints & Shades of #68DEC6

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

#7DE3CE
#92E7D6
#A7ECDE
#B8EFE4
#CDF4EC
#E2F9F4

Shades

#43D6B8
#2BC5A6
#239F86
#1C7D6A
#13584A
#0C362E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68DEC6.

How #68DEC6 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#68DEC6
Protanopia#D0D0C6
Protanomaly#B0D6C6
Deuteranopia#C1C1C9
Deuteranomaly#A5CDC8
Tritanopia#6FDBDB
Tritanomaly#6CDCD3
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68DEC6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68dec6: #68DEC6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68DEC6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68dec6': '#68DEC6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.871, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="color_68dec6">#68DEC6</color>
SVG fillfill="#68DEC6"

More Green Colors

#68DEC6 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#68DEC6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68DEC6?

#68DEC6 is a light green — rgb(104, 222, 198) in RGB and hsl(168, 64%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.24.

What is the RGB value of #68DEC6?

#68DEC6 is rgb(104, 222, 198) — red 104, green 222, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68DEC6?

#68DEC6 converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 0%, 11%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68DEC6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68DEC6 scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68DEC6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68DEC6 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 8.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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