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#68E3CD Color

#68E3CD is rgb(104, 227, 205) in RGB, hsl(169, 69%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 0%, 10%, 11%) 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 7.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68E3CD
HEX#68E3CD
RGBrgb(104, 227, 205)
HSLhsl(169, 69%, 65%)
HSVhsv(169, 54%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 0%, 10%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(84% 0.115 179.9)
LABlab(82.83% -40.03 -0.24)
LCHlch(82.83% 40.03 180.34)

What #68E3CD 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 #68E3CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 7.02Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.81Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.11Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.27Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 12.68Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 13.45

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

#68E3CD Channel Values

How #68E3CD 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 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 69% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 54% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68E3CD 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 text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68E3CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68E3CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68E3CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68E3CD
Complementary
#E3687F
Analogous
#68E38F
Analogous
#68BCE3
Triadic
#CD68E3
Triadic
#E3CD68
Split comp.
#E368BC
Split comp.
#E38F68

Tints & Shades of #68E3CD

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

#7EE7D4
#8FEADA
#A5EEE1
#BAF2E8
#D0F6EF
#E1F9F5

Shades

#41DCC0
#26CFB0
#1FA88F
#18816E
#115A4D
#0A3830

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68E3CD.

How #68E3CD 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#68E3CD
Protanopia#D4D4CD
Protanomaly#B3DACD
Deuteranopia#C5C5D0
Deuteranomaly#A8D2CF
Tritanopia#6FE0E0
Tritanomaly#6CE1D9
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68E3CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68e3cd: #68E3CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68E3CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68e3cd': '#68E3CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.890, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_68e3cd">#68E3CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#68E3CD"

More Green Colors

#68E3CD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#68E3CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68E3CD?

#68E3CD is a light green — rgb(104, 227, 205) in RGB and hsl(169, 69%, 65%) 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 7.02.

What is the RGB value of #68E3CD?

#68E3CD is rgb(104, 227, 205) — red 104, green 227, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68E3CD?

#68E3CD converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 0%, 10%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68E3CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68E3CD scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68E3CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68E3CD 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 7.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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