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Recognised as Colour

#68A48C

  • #68A48C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#68A48C is a cyan with RGB values 104, 164, 140 and HSL 156°, 25%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#68A48C#68A48C
HEX#68A48C
RGBrgb(104, 164, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.6431, 0.549
RGB percentages40.8%, 64.3%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(156, 24.8%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156, 36.6%, 64.3%)
CMYK36.6%, 0%, 14.6%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,857,868
CSS custom property--colour: #68A48C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#975B73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A19C8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#97958Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Tritanopia#58A49Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 15Light seagreen · ΔE 18Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.6Dark cyan · ΔE 19.5Teal · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A46880
Analogous#68A46E, #689EA4
Triadic#8C68A4, #A48C68
Split complementary#A4689E, #A46E68
Tetradic#6E68A4, #A46880, #9EA468

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7F1ED
Lighter +30%#C7DED5
Lighter +20%#A8CABC
Lighter +10%#88B7A4
Darker −10%#528772
Darker −20%#3E6857
Darker −30%#2B483C
Darker −40%#182822
More saturated +25%#4AC292
Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R104
G164
B140
Red104 (40.8%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue156°
Saturation (HSL)24.79%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 68 · G A4 · B 8C

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