HEX atlas value

#68CE5A

#68CE5A is a cool green HEX color close to Emerald. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 104, 206, 90, HSL 113, 54%, 58%, has luminance 0.4782, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#68CE5A Sample readable text

HEX #68CE5A

RGB rgb(104, 206, 90)

HSL hsl(113 54% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(50, 0, 56, 19)

Luminance 0.4782

Contrast Black 10.56:1White 1.99:1

CSS

--color-68ce5a: #68CE5A;
.background-68ce5a { background-color: #68CE5A; }
.text-68ce5a { color: #68CE5A; }

Luminance0.4782

Black text10.56:1AA Pass

White text1.99:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#68CE5A","rgb":[104,206,90],"hsl":[113,54,58],"cmyk":[50,0,56,19],"luminance":0.4782,"contrast":{"black":10.56,"white":1.99}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.56,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.99,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#A8E3A1","hex":"#A8E3A1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.17,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#55E543","hex":"#55E543","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.68,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A1CE5A","hex":"#A1CE5A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.49,"contrastWhite":1.83,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5ACE86","hex":"#5ACE86","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.61,"contrastWhite":1.98,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Emerald adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/68ce5a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/paris-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C05ACE","analogous":["#A1CE5A","#5ACE86"],"triadic":["#5A68CE","#CE5A68"],"tetradic":["#5AA1CE","#C05ACE","#CE865A"],"splitComplementary":["#865ACE","#CE5AA1"],"monochromatic":["#A8E3A1","#68CE5A","#3C9D2F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A8E3A1","dark":"#3C9D2F","saturated":"#55E543","desaturated":"#7AB672","pastel":"#C7E5C3","neon":"#66FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":38.88444419044716},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":38.88444419044716},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":50.05996404313531},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":51.07837115648854},{"slug":"medium-sea-green","name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","distance":56.515484603779164}]

HEX meaning and use

About #68CE5A

#68CE5A is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #68CE5A is visually closest to Emerald, a named green color with HEX #50C878.

The RGB channels are 104, 206, and 90, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 113deg with 54% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4782, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 38.88, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.56:1AA Pass

White text1.99:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #68CE5A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.56:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.99:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#A8E3A1#000000 text · best 14.17:1#A8E3A1

#55E543#000000 text · best 12.68:1#55E543

Toxic Green#000000 text · best 11.99:1#61DE2A

#A1CE5A#000000 text · best 11.49:1#A1CE5A

#5ACE86#000000 text · best 10.61:1#5ACE86

Generated Palette

#68CE5A#68CE5A

#C05ACE#C05ACE

#A1CE5A#A1CE5A

#5ACE86#5ACE86

#A8E3A1#A8E3A1

#3C9D2F#3C9D2F

Color Harmonies

#C05ACE#C05ACE

#A1CE5A#A1CE5A

#5ACE86#5ACE86

#5A68CE#5A68CE

#CE5A68#CE5A68

Variants

#A8E3A1#A8E3A1

#3C9D2F#3C9D2F

#55E543#55E543

#7AB672#7AB672

#C7E5C3#C7E5C3

#66FF52#66FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Pistachio#93C572

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Medium Sea Green#3CB371

#68CE5A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #68CE5A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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