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#68DFD0 — Teal

#68DFD0 is a teal color we call 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 #68DFD0 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.

#68DFD0 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 #DF6877; it also sits naturally between #68DF93 and #68B3DF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#68DFD0 · RGB 104, 223, 208

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Color values

HEX#68DFD0
RGB104, 223, 208
HSL172°, 65%, 64%
HSV172°, 53%, 87%
CMYK53%, 0%, 7%, 13%
XYZ43.48, 60.27, 69.02
Yxy60.27, 0.2517, 0.3489
CIE-Lab81.99, -37.09, -2.86
Hunter Lab77.64, -32.25, -2.69

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 41% · Green 87% · Blue 82%

Cyan 53% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #68DFD0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #68DFD0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #68DFD0

.text { color: #68DFD0; }
.background { background-color: #68DFD0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #68DFD0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 223, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 65%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #68DFD0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 223, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #68DFD0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 223, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#68DFD0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#68DFD0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #68DFD0

#4EDAC7#35D4BF#29C2AD#24A897#1E8F80#197669#145D53#0E433C#092A26#04110F

Tints of #68DFD0

#74E2D3#81E4D7#92E8DC#9EEAE0#ABEDE4#B7F0E8#C4F3EC#D5F6F2#E2F9F6#EEFBFA

Tones of #68DFD0

#70D7C9#79CDC2#81C5BC#89BDB6#92B5B0#9BABA9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DF6877:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.61:1 Fails
Against black text13.05:1 AAA

Best text color on #68DFD0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #68DFD0

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 #68DFD0: ·

How #68DFD0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9C9DD4Deuteranopia · #958CD5Tritanopia · #6ED6D7

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 · #9E9E9EBootstrap info · #0DCAF0Tailwind teal 500 · #14B8A6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #68DFD0 rather than the exact color:

Palette 321e48
#321E48 · #43637E · #65DCD5 · #D9FFF4
Tranquil Ruby Aurora
#28AD98 · #5FDACF · #DD6B7E · #E5ABBE
Palette 332fd0
#332FD0 · #9254C8 · #E15FED · #6EDCD9
Amber Orchard
#A7E7E3 · #72D9D3 · #49D0C7 · #26736E
Misty Aurora
#C3EA85 · #6AD95B · #6FE299 · #74DECF
Dreamy Ruby Solace
#96E8D8 · #70DCC6 · #2EBCA0 · #196153

Similar colors

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

#65DCD5#5FDACF#6EDCD9#72D9D3#74DECF#70DCC6#66D2CE#62DFDE#6EEDCF#64DFDF#6ED2C9#73E9D6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #68DFCF  ·  #68DFD1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #68DFD0?

#68DFD0 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 104, 223, 208). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #68DFD0?

#68DFD0 is RGB 104, 223, 208 — HSL 172°, 65%, 64% — CMYK 53%, 0%, 7%, 13%.

What colors go with #68DFD0?

Its complement is #DF6877; analogous partners are #68DF93 and #68B3DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #68DFD0 for text?

Black text on #68DFD0 has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.