Skip to content

#68E8CD Color

#68E8CD is rgb(104, 232, 205) in RGB, hsl(167, 74%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 12%, 9%) 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 7.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68E8CD
HEX#68E8CD
RGBrgb(104, 232, 205)
HSLhsl(167, 74%, 66%)
HSVhsv(167, 55%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 12%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(85.1% 0.121 177.2)
LABlab(84.29% -42.04 1.86)
LCHlch(84.29% 42.08 177.46)

What #68E8CD 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 #68E8CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 7.97Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 10.88Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.42Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 12.99Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 13.07Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 13.27

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

#68E8CD Channel Values

How #68E8CD 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 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 74% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 55% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 14.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68E8CD 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68E8CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68E8CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68E8CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68E8CD
Complementary
#E86884
Analogous
#68E88C
Analogous
#68C4E8
Triadic
#CD68E8
Triadic
#E8CD68
Split comp.
#E868C4
Split comp.
#E88C68

Tints & Shades of #68E8CD

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

#7EECD4
#90EEDA
#A6F2E1
#B8F4E7
#CEF8EF
#E0FAF5

Shades

#40E2BF
#20D5AE
#1AAD8D
#158A70
#0F6250
#093A2F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68E8CD.

How #68E8CD 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#68E8CD
Protanopia#D9D9CD
Protanomaly#B7DFCD
Deuteranopia#C9C9D0
Deuteranomaly#ABD6CF
Tritanopia#70E5E5
Tritanomaly#6DE6DC
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68E8CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68e8cd: #68E8CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68E8CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68e8cd': '#68E8CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.910, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_68e8cd">#68E8CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#68E8CD"

More Green Colors

#68E8CD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#68E8CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68E8CD?

#68E8CD is a light green — rgb(104, 232, 205) in RGB and hsl(167, 74%, 66%) 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 7.97.

What is the RGB value of #68E8CD?

#68E8CD is rgb(104, 232, 205) — red 104, green 232, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68E8CD?

#68E8CD converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 12%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68E8CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68E8CD scores 1.5:1 against white and 14.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68E8CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68E8CD 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 7.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #68E8CD in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.