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#68E387 Color

#68E387 is rgb(104, 227, 135) in RGB, hsl(135, 69%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 0%, 41%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68E387
HEX#68E387
RGBrgb(104, 227, 135)
HSLhsl(135, 69%, 65%)
HSVhsv(135, 54%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 0%, 41%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.17 149.5)
LABlab(81.63% -50.78 34.08)
LCHlch(81.63% 61.15 146.13)

What #68E387 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 #68E387, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 4.41Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 7.68Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 7.79Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.5Emerald#50C878ΔE 10.47Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 11.59

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

#68E387 Channel Values

How #68E387 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 227 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 69% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 54% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68E387 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68E387 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68E387

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68E387; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68E387
Complementary
#E368C5
Analogous
#87E368
Analogous
#68E3C5
Triadic
#8768E3
Triadic
#E38768
Split comp.
#C568E3
Split comp.
#E36887

Tints & Shades of #68E387

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

#7EE798
#8FEAA6
#A5EEB7
#BAF2C8
#D0F6D9
#E1F9E7

Shades

#41DC68
#26CF50
#1FA841
#188132
#115A23
#0A3816

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68E387.

How #68E387 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#68E387
Protanopia#D4D488
Protanomaly#B3DA87
Deuteranopia#C5C58B
Deuteranomaly#A8D28A
Tritanopia#7DDADA
Tritanomaly#75DEBF
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68E387 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68e387: #68E387;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68E387;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68e387': '#68E387' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.890, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_68e387">#68E387</color>
SVG fillfill="#68E387"

More Green Colors

#68E387 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#68E387 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68E387?

#68E387 is a light green — rgb(104, 227, 135) in RGB and hsl(135, 69%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.41.

What is the RGB value of #68E387?

#68E387 is rgb(104, 227, 135) — red 104, green 227, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68E387?

#68E387 converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 0%, 41%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68E387 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68E387 scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68E387 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68E387 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 9.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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