Colour

#68A0A6

#68A0A6
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#68A0A6 is a cyan with RGB values 104, 160, 166 and HSL 186°, 26%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#68A0A6#68A0A6

HEX#68A0A6

RGBrgb(104, 160, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.6275, 0.651

RGB percentages40.8%, 62.7%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(185.8, 25.8%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.8, 37.3%, 65.1%)

CMYK37.3%, 3.6%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,856,870

CSS custom property--colour: #68A0A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1

Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#975F59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#989BA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D93A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Tritanopia#4FA4A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 3.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 16 Dark cyan · ΔE 17.2 Slate grey · ΔE 17.5 Teal · ΔE 18.6 Dark grey · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 3.51, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A66E68

Analogous#68A68D, #6881A6

Triadic#A668A0, #A0A668

Split complementary#A66881, #A68D68

Tetradic#8D68A6, #A66E68, #81A668

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E8F1F2

Lighter +30%#C8DDDF

Lighter +20%#A8C8CC

Lighter +10%#88B4B9

Darker −10%#51848A

Darker −20%#3E666A

Darker −30%#2B474A

Darker −40%#18282A

More saturated +25%#4AB8C4

Less saturated −25%#868888

Channel breakdown

R104

G160

B166

Red104 (40.8%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue185.81°

Saturation (HSL)25.83%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 68 · G A0 · B A6

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