Palettes / Colors / #68DBDF

#68DBDF — Teal

#68DBDF is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #68DBDF 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.

#68DBDF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DF6C68; it also sits naturally between #68DFA7 and #689FDF. 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 86% · Blue 87%

Cyan 53% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #68DBDF

.text { color: #68DBDF; }
.background { background-color: #68DBDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #68DBDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 219, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 65%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #68DBDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 219, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #68DBDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 219, 223, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DF6C68:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #68DBDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #68DBDF

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 #68DBDF 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 #68DBDF 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

← #68DBDE  ·  #68DBE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #68DBDF?

#68DBDF is Teal, a teal color (RGB 104, 219, 223). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #68DBDF?

#68DBDF is RGB 104, 219, 223 — HSL 182°, 65%, 64% — CMYK 53%, 2%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #68DBDF?

Its complement is #DF6C68; analogous partners are #68DFA7 and #689FDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #68DBDF for text?

Black text on #68DBDF has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.