Colour
#68A090
- #68A090
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#68A090 is a cyan with RGB values 104, 160, 144 and HSL 163°, 23%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#68A090#68A090
HEX#68A090
RGBrgb(104, 160, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.6275, 0.5647
RGB percentages40.8%, 62.7%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(162.9, 22.8%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.9, 35%, 62.7%)
CMYK35%, 0%, 10%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,856,848
CSS custom property--colour: #68A090;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#975F6F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A06878
Analogous#68A074, #6894A0
Triadic#9068A0, #A09068
Split complementary#A06894, #A07468
Tetradic#7468A0, #A06878, #94A068
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R104
G160
B144
Red104 (40.8%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue162.86°
Saturation (HSL)22.76%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 68 · G A0 · B 90
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