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#68E8BE Color

#68E8BE is rgb(104, 232, 190) in RGB, hsl(160, 74%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 18%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68E8BE
HEX#68E8BE
RGBrgb(104, 232, 190)
HSLhsl(160, 74%, 66%)
HSVhsv(160, 55%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 18%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(84.7% 0.13 168.8)
LABlab(83.99% -44.66 9.24)
LCHlch(83.99% 45.61 168.31)

What #68E8BE 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 #68E8BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 7.88Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 8Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 8.73Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.16Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 13.06

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

#68E8BE Channel Values

How #68E8BE 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 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 74% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 55% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68E8BE 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68E8BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68E8BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68E8BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68E8BE
Complementary
#E86893
Analogous
#68E87E
Analogous
#68D3E8
Triadic
#BE68E8
Triadic
#E8BE68
Split comp.
#E868D3
Split comp.
#E87E68

Tints & Shades of #68E8BE

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

#7EECC7
#90EECF
#A6F2D9
#B8F4E0
#CEF8EA
#E0FAF2

Shades

#40E2AC
#20D599
#1AAD7C
#158A63
#0F6246
#093A29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68E8BE.

How #68E8BE 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#68E8BE
Protanopia#D9D9BE
Protanomaly#B7DFBE
Deuteranopia#C9C9C1
Deuteranomaly#ABD6C0
Tritanopia#74E3E3
Tritanomaly#70E5D5
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68E8BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68e8be: #68E8BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68E8BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68e8be': '#68E8BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.910, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_68e8be">#68E8BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#68E8BE"

More Green Colors

#68E8BE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#68E8BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68E8BE?

#68E8BE is a light green — rgb(104, 232, 190) in RGB and hsl(160, 74%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.88.

What is the RGB value of #68E8BE?

#68E8BE is rgb(104, 232, 190) — red 104, green 232, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68E8BE?

#68E8BE converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 18%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68E8BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68E8BE scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68E8BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68E8BE 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 7.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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