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Recognised as Colour

#68AA99

  • #68AA99
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#68AA99 is a cyan with RGB values 104, 170, 153 and HSL 165°, 28%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#68AA99#68AA99
HEX#68AA99
RGBrgb(104, 170, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.6667, 0.6
RGB percentages40.8%, 66.7%, 60%
HSLhsl(164.5, 28%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.5, 38.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK38.8%, 0%, 10%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,859,417
CSS custom property--colour: #68AA99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#975566

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6A298no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A9A9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#53ACA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.6Light seagreen · ΔE 15.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.5Dark cyan · ΔE 17.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA6879
Analogous#68AA78, #689AAA
Triadic#9968AA, #AA9968
Split complementary#AA689A, #AA7868
Tetradic#7868AA, #AA6879, #9AAA68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF3F1
Lighter +30%#CAE1DB
Lighter +20%#A9CFC5
Lighter +10%#89BCAF
Darker −10%#508F7F
Darker −20%#3E6E62
Darker −30%#2C4D45
Darker −40%#192D28
More saturated +25%#4AC8A7
Less saturated −25%#868D8B

Channel breakdown

R104
G170
B153
Red104 (40.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue164.55°
Saturation (HSL)27.97%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 68 · G AA · B 99

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