Palettes / Colors / #68A67E

#68A67E — Dusty Green

#68A67E is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #68A67E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#68A67E is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A66890; it also sits naturally between #71A668 and #68A69D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 41% · Green 65% · Blue 49%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 35%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #68A67E

.text { color: #68A67E; }
.background { background-color: #68A67E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #68A67E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 166, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(141, 26%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #68A67E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 166, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #68A67E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 166, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#68A67E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#68A67E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A66890:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #68A67E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #68A67E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #68A67E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #68A67E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #68A67D  ·  #68A67F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #68A67E?

#68A67E is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 104, 166, 126). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #68A67E?

#68A67E is RGB 104, 166, 126 — HSL 141°, 26%, 53% — CMYK 37%, 0%, 24%, 35%.

What colors go with #68A67E?

Its complement is #A66890; analogous partners are #71A668 and #68A69D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #68A67E for text?

Black text on #68A67E has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.86:1.