Recognised as Colour
#688E7D
- #688E7D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#688E7D is a cyan with RGB values 104, 142, 125 and HSL 153°, 15%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#688E7D#688E7D
HEX#688E7D
RGBrgb(104, 142, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.5569, 0.4902
RGB percentages40.8%, 55.7%, 49%
HSLhsl(153.2, 15.4%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(153.2, 26.8%, 55.7%)
CMYK26.8%, 0%, 12%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,852,221
CSS custom property--colour: #688E7D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#977182
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E6879
Analogous#688E6A, #688C8E
Triadic#7D688E, #8E7D68
Split complementary#8E688C, #8E6A68
Tetradic#6A688E, #8E6879, #8C8E68
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R104
G142
B125
Red104 (40.8%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue153.16°
Saturation (HSL)15.45%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 68 · G 8E · B 7D
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