Palettes / Colors / #68EAEF

#68EAEF — Light Vivid Teal

#68EAEF is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #68EAEF 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.

#68EAEF 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 #EF6B67; it also sits naturally between #67EFAF and #67A6EF. 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 92% · Blue 94%

Cyan 56% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #68EAEF

.text { color: #68EAEF; }
.background { background-color: #68EAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #68EAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 234, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 81%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #68EAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 234, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #68EAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 234, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF6B67:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #68EAEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #68EAEF

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 #68EAEF 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 #68EAEF 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 #68EAEF?

#68EAEF is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 104, 234, 239). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #68EAEF?

#68EAEF is RGB 104, 234, 239 — HSL 182°, 81%, 67% — CMYK 56%, 2%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #68EAEF?

Its complement is #EF6B67; analogous partners are #67EFAF and #67A6EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #68EAEF for text?

Black text on #68EAEF has a contrast ratio of 14.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.