Palettes / Colors / #68EEEF
#68EEEF — Light Vivid Teal
#68EEEF 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 #68EEEF 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.
#68EEEF 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 #EF6767; it also sits naturally between #67EFAB and #67ABEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #68EEEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 104, 238, 239 |
| HSL | 180°, 81%, 67% |
| HSV | 180°, 56%, 94% |
| CMYK | 56%, 0%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 51.86, 70.32, 92.50 |
| Yxy | 70.32, 0.2416, 0.3276 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.16, -36.06, -11.57 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.86, -32.39, -11.70 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 41% · Green 93% · Blue 94%
Cyan 56% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #68EEEF
.text { color: #68EEEF; }
.background { background-color: #68EEEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #68EEEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 238, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 81%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #68EEEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 238, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #68EEEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 238, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#68EEEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#68EEEF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EF6767:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.39:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #68EEEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #68EEEF
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 #68EEEF: ·
How #68EEEF 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 #68EEEF 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 #68EEEF?
#68EEEF is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 104, 238, 239). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.
What is the RGB and HSL of #68EEEF?
#68EEEF is RGB 104, 238, 239 — HSL 180°, 81%, 67% — CMYK 56%, 0%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #68EEEF?
Its complement is #EF6767; analogous partners are #67EFAB and #67ABEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #68EEEF for text?
Black text on #68EEEF has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.