Colour
#00685B
- #00685B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#00685B is a cyan with RGB values 0, 104, 91 and HSL 173°, 100%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#00685B#00685B
HEX#00685B
RGBrgb(0, 104, 91)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4078, 0.3569
RGB percentages0%, 40.8%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(172.5, 100%, 20.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.5, 100%, 40.8%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 12.5%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer26,715
CSS custom property--colour: #00685B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#FF97A4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#68000D
Analogous#006827, #004168
Triadic#5B0068, #685B00
Split complementary#680041, #682700
Tetradic#270068, #68000D, #416800
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G104
B91
Red0 (0%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue172.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness20.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 68 · B 5B
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