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#68CFBB — Muted Teal

#68CFBB 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 #68CFBB 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.

#68CFBB 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 #CF687D; it also sits naturally between #68CF87 and #68B0CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#68CFBB · RGB 104, 207, 187

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Color values

HEX#68CFBB
RGB104, 207, 187
HSL168°, 52%, 61%
HSV168°, 50%, 81%
CMYK50%, 0%, 10%, 19%
XYZ36.99, 51.16, 54.94
Yxy51.16, 0.2585, 0.3575
CIE-Lab76.77, -34.83, 0.73
Hunter Lab71.52, -29.49, 0.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 41% · Green 81% · Blue 73%

Cyan 50% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 19%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #68CFBB

.text { color: #68CFBB; }
.background { background-color: #68CFBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #68CFBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 207, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 52%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #68CFBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 207, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #68CFBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 207, 187, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #68CFBB

#51C8B0#3DC2A7#36AB93#2F937F#28806E#21695A#1A5146#123A32#0C2721#05100D

Tints of #68CFBB

#77D4C2#83D8C7#92DDCE#9EE0D3#AEE5DA#B9E9DF#C9EEE6#D4F2EC#E4F6F3#EFFAF8

Tones of #68CFBB

#6FC8B6#77C0B2#7EB9AD#86B1A9#8DAAA5#95A3A0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CF687D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.87:1 Fails
Against black text11.23:1 AAA

Best text color on #68CFBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #68CFBB

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 #68CFBB: ·

How #68CFBB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9596C0Deuteranopia · #8F87C1Tritanopia · #6DC4C5

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 teal 500 · #14B8A6Material Blue Grey 500 · #607D8B

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette Ff3e9b
#FF3E9B · #FF88BA · #3A8B95 · #66D0BC
Lucky Ruby Twilight
#65CCB4 · #3B9AA3 · #8BB9D7 · #4C6EC0
Serene Ruby Cinder
#CDEEEB · #62CBBF · #278C81 · #194D47
Palette 053b50
#053B50 · #176B87 · #64CCC5 · #EEEEEE
Palette 04364a
#04364A · #176B87 · #64CCC5 · #DAFFFB
Palette 001c30
#001C30 · #176B87 · #64CCC5 · #DAFFFB

Similar colors

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

#66D0BC#65CCB4#62CBBF#64CCC5#70D4B4#62CDB1#6ECCC5#5ED4B5#5DD3B6#6DC3BB#6EC4B5#74D4C0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #68CFBA  ·  #68CFBC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #68CFBB?

#68CFBB is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 104, 207, 187). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #68CFBB?

#68CFBB is RGB 104, 207, 187 — HSL 168°, 52%, 61% — CMYK 50%, 0%, 10%, 19%.

What colors go with #68CFBB?

Its complement is #CF687D; analogous partners are #68CF87 and #68B0CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #68CFBB for text?

Black text on #68CFBB has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.