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#68BBCA — Muted Teal

#68BBCA is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #68BBCA 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.

#68BBCA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity 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 #CA7768; it also sits naturally between #68CAA8 and #688ACA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#68BBCA · RGB 104, 187, 202

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Color values

HEX#68BBCA
RGB104, 187, 202
HSL189°, 48%, 60%
HSV189°, 49%, 79%
CMYK49%, 7%, 0%, 21%
XYZ34.14, 42.75, 62.33
Yxy42.75, 0.2452, 0.3071
CIE-Lab71.38, -21.23, -15.40
Hunter Lab65.38, -18.00, -14.86

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 41% · Green 73% · Blue 79%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #68BBCA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #68BBCA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #68BBCA

.text { color: #68BBCA; }
.background { background-color: #68BBCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #68BBCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 187, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 48%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #68BBCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 187, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #68BBCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 187, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #68BBCA

#51B1C2#41A7B9#3992A2#32818F#2A6D79#225962#1C484F#143339#0D2226#050E0F

Tints of #68BBCA

#77C2CF#82C7D3#92CED9#9DD3DD#ACDAE2#BBE1E7#C6E6EB#D5ECF0#E1F1F4#F0F8FA

Tones of #68BBCA

#6FB6C3#76B1BC#7DACB5#84A8AE#8BA3A7#929EA0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CA7768:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.20:1 Fails
Against black text9.55:1 AAA

Best text color on #68BBCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #68BBCA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #68BBCA: ·

How #68BBCA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8C8DC6Deuteranopia · #8781C5Tritanopia · #6CC4C3

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6Material Blue Grey 500 · #607D8B

Palettes with a similar color

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

Crimson Ruby Tempest
#A54C34 · #D9A288 · #6ABACF · #B3D9E0
Scarlet Twilight
#183A6D · #126B96 · #65BFCD · #97E2F1
Palette 654520
#654520 · #825B32 · #6CBEC7 · #81DAE3
Golden Ruby Opal
#2FA32F · #36A171 · #6CC2CD · #7998D6
Palette Beeef7
#BEEEF7 · #6FC2D0 · #373A6D · #FF8246
Electric Orchard
#0D6C72 · #2954BB · #62B1CB · #BFDFE7

Similar colors

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

#6ABACF#65BFCD#6CBEC7#6CC2CD#6FC2D0#62B1CB#5FC4C9#6DC5D1#61C0BF#6CAECE#5BC0C7#63AEC5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #68BBC9  ·  #68BBCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #68BBCA?

#68BBCA is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 104, 187, 202). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #68BBCA?

#68BBCA is RGB 104, 187, 202 — HSL 189°, 48%, 60% — CMYK 49%, 7%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #68BBCA?

Its complement is #CA7768; analogous partners are #68CAA8 and #688ACA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #68BBCA for text?

Black text on #68BBCA has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.