Palettes / Colors / #68EEEC
#68EEEC — Light Vivid Teal
#68EEEC 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 #68EEEC 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.
#68EEEC 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 #EE686A; it also sits naturally between #68EEA9 and #68ADEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #68EEEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 104, 238, 236 |
| HSL | 179°, 80%, 67% |
| HSV | 179°, 56%, 93% |
| CMYK | 56%, 0%, 1%, 7% |
| XYZ | 51.42, 70.15, 90.19 |
| Yxy | 70.15, 0.2428, 0.3313 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.07, -36.84, -10.12 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.75, -33.02, -10.15 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 41% · Green 93% · Blue 93%
Cyan 56% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #68EEEC
.text { color: #68EEEC; }
.background { background-color: #68EEEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #68EEEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 238, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 80%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #68EEEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 238, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #68EEEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 238, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#68EEEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#68EEEC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EE686A:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.40:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.03:1 AAA |
Best text color on #68EEEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #68EEEC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #68EEEC: ·
How #68EEEC 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 #68EEEC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #68EEEC?
#68EEEC is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 104, 238, 236). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.
What is the RGB and HSL of #68EEEC?
#68EEEC is RGB 104, 238, 236 — HSL 179°, 80%, 67% — CMYK 56%, 0%, 1%, 7%.
What colors go with #68EEEC?
Its complement is #EE686A; analogous partners are #68EEA9 and #68ADEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #68EEEC for text?
Black text on #68EEEC has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.