#68E05D
Closest named color: Fresh Green (#69D84F). oklch(81% 0.203 142), rgb(104, 224, 93).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (12.40:1).
About this color
#68E05D is a light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.203 and its hue 142°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Fresh Green (#69D84F), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 12.40:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.203) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Fresh Green (#69D84F) |
| Black text | 12.40:1 |
| White text | 1.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #68E05D |
| RGB | rgb(104, 224, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(115, 68%, 62%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81% 0.203 142) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #68E05D | 1.69:1 | Fails | Lc -33.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #68E05D | 12.40:1 | AAA | Lc 74.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #68E05D text on white | 1.69:1 | Fails | Lc 29.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #68E05D text on black | 12.40:1 | AAA | Lc -73.0 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#ECFAEA
oklch(97% 0.026 141.8)
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Step 100
100
#D4F4D0
oklch(93.5% 0.058 142.1)
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Step 200
200
#AEECA7
oklch(88.4% 0.112 142.1)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#68E05D
oklch(81% 0.203 142)
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Step 400
400
#18C200
oklch(70.7% 0.238 142)
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Step 500
500
#13A600
oklch(63% 0.212 142)
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Step 600
600
#0E8C00
oklch(55.6% 0.187 142)
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Step 700
700
#0A7600
oklch(49.1% 0.165 142)
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Step 800
800
#076100
oklch(42.8% 0.144 142)
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Step 900
900
#055100
oklch(37.8% 0.127 142)
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Step 950
950
#023000
oklch(26.9% 0.09 141.9)
#68E05D with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #E5CD4F | 0.144 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D5C367 | 0.143 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #58DAC4 | 0.132 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C7C7C7 | 0.204 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #68E05D
#68E05D
oklch(81% 0.203 142)
- #F19BFF
#F19BFF
oklch(81% 0.163 321.8)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #68E05D, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #68E05D.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Fresh Green #69D84F ΔE 0.022
- Weird Green #3AE57F ΔE 0.035
- Toxic Green #61DE2A ΔE 0.036
- Kiwi Green #8EE53F ΔE 0.041
- Green Apple #5EDC1F ΔE 0.042
- Apple Green #76CD26 ΔE 0.054
- Apple #6ECB3C ΔE 0.056
- Turquoise Green #04F489 ΔE 0.059
Use #68E05D in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.