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#68E895 Color

#68E895 is rgb(104, 232, 149) in RGB, hsl(141, 74%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 36%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68E895
HEX#68E895
RGBrgb(104, 232, 149)
HSLhsl(141, 74%, 66%)
HSVhsv(141, 55%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 36%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.164 152.7)
LABlab(83.31% -50.82 29.30)
LCHlch(83.31% 58.66 150.04)

What #68E895 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 #68E895, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 7.99Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 8.24Light Green#90EE90ΔE 11.05Emerald#50C878ΔE 11.12Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 12.21Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 12.91

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

#68E895 Channel Values

How #68E895 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 232 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 141° · S 74% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 141° · S 55% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68E895 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 text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68E895 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68E895

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68E895; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68E895
Complementary
#E868BC
Analogous
#7BE868
Analogous
#68E8D5
Triadic
#9568E8
Triadic
#E89568
Split comp.
#D568E8
Split comp.
#E8687B

Tints & Shades of #68E895

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

#7EECA5
#90EEB1
#A6F2C1
#B8F4CD
#CEF8DD
#E0FAE9

Shades

#40E279
#20D55F
#1AAD4D
#158A3E
#0F622C
#093A1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68E895.

How #68E895 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#68E895
Protanopia#D9D996
Protanomaly#B7DF95
Deuteranopia#C9C999
Deuteranomaly#ABD697
Tritanopia#7CE0E0
Tritanomaly#75E3C6
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68E895 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68e895: #68E895;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68E895;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68e895': '#68E895' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.910, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_68e895">#68E895</color>
SVG fillfill="#68E895"

More Green Colors

#68E895 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#68E895 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68E895?

#68E895 is a light green — rgb(104, 232, 149) in RGB and hsl(141, 74%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.99.

What is the RGB value of #68E895?

#68E895 is rgb(104, 232, 149) — red 104, green 232, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68E895?

#68E895 converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 36%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68E895 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68E895 scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68E895 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68E895 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 11.05, which is visibly different.

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