Palettes / Colors / #68DFD3

#68DFD3 — Teal

#68DFD3 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 #68DFD3 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.

#68DFD3 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 #DF6873; it also sits naturally between #68DF97 and #68AFDF. 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 87% · Blue 83%

Cyan 53% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #68DFD3

.text { color: #68DFD3; }
.background { background-color: #68DFD3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #68DFD3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 223, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 65%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #68DFD3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 223, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #68DFD3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 223, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#68DFD3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#68DFD3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DF6873:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #68DFD3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #68DFD3

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 #68DFD3 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 #68DFD3 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #68DFD3?

#68DFD3 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 104, 223, 211). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #68DFD3?

#68DFD3 is RGB 104, 223, 211 — HSL 174°, 65%, 64% — CMYK 53%, 0%, 5%, 13%.

What colors go with #68DFD3?

Its complement is #DF6873; analogous partners are #68DF97 and #68AFDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #68DFD3 for text?

Black text on #68DFD3 has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.