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#68d4aa color: Crystal Gem

#68d4aa is rgb(104, 212, 170) in RGB and oklch(79.428% 0.11795 165.683) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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157°
100%

79.4%
0.118
166°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.81:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.59:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #68d4aa

#68d4aa is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 79.4% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 166°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.81:1 contrast and black text 11.59:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Crystal Gem (#79d0a7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #68d4aa mixed with white

  1. 68d4aa
  2. 7ad9b2
  3. 8bddbb
  4. 9be1c3
  5. aae6cb
  6. b9ead4
  7. c7eedc
  8. d6f3e5
  9. e4f7ee
  10. f1fbf6

Darker: #68d4aa mixed with black

  1. 68d4aa
  2. 59b893
  3. 4b9d7d
  4. 3e8368
  5. 306953
  6. 24513f
  7. 183a2d
  8. 0c241b
  9. 04100b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #68d4aa with less saturation

  1. 68d4aa
  2. 74d2ac
  3. 7ed0ae
  4. 88cdaf
  5. 90cbb1
  6. 99c9b3
  7. a0c6b5
  8. a8c4b7
  9. afc1b8
  10. b5beba

Questions about #68d4aa

What color is #68d4aa?

#68d4aa is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Crystal Gem. In RGB it is rgb(104, 212, 170), in HSL hsl(156.67, 55.67%, 61.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.428% 0.11795 165.683).

What colors go well with #68d4aa?

The complementary color of #68d4aa is #f39ccc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9acd80 and #46d3d4. The triadic partners are #b5b1ff and #fba37a.

Is white or black text more readable on #68d4aa?

Black text reads better on #68d4aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and black gives 11.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #68d4aa a warm or cool color?

#68d4aa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 166 degrees, its lightness 79.4% and its chroma 0.118.