Recognised as Colour
#068F97
- #068F97
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#068F97 is a cyan with RGB values 6, 143, 151 and HSL 183°, 92%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#068F97#068F97
HEX#068F97
RGBrgb(6, 143, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.5608, 0.5922
RGB percentages2.4%, 56.1%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(183.3, 92.4%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.3, 96%, 59.2%)
CMYK96%, 5.3%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer429,975
CSS custom property--colour: #068F97;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#F97068
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#970E06
Analogous#069757, #064697
Triadic#97068F, #8F9706
Split complementary#970646, #975706
Tetradic#570697, #970E06, #469706
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R6
G143
B151
Red6 (2.4%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue183.31°
Saturation (HSL)92.36%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 8F · B 97
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