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Recognised as Colour

#68AAA8

  • #68AAA8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#68AAA8 is a cyan with RGB values 104, 170, 168 and HSL 178°, 28%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#68AAA8#68AAA8
HEX#68AAA8
RGBrgb(104, 170, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.6667, 0.6588
RGB percentages40.8%, 66.7%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(178.2, 28%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.2, 38.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK38.8%, 0%, 1.2%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,859,432
CSS custom property--colour: #68AAA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#975557

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3A4A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#979BA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#4CAEA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 4.9Light seagreen · ΔE 16.1Dark cyan · ΔE 16.4Teal · ΔE 18.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.8Sky blue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 4.92, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA686A
Analogous#68AA87, #688BAA
Triadic#A868AA, #AAA868
Split complementary#AA688B, #AA8768
Tetradic#8768AA, #AA686A, #8BAA68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF3F3
Lighter +30%#CAE1E0
Lighter +20%#A9CFCE
Lighter +10%#89BCBB
Darker −10%#508F8D
Darker −20%#3E6E6D
Darker −30%#2C4D4C
Darker −40%#192D2C
More saturated +25%#4AC8C4
Less saturated −25%#868D8C

Channel breakdown

R104
G170
B168
Red104 (40.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue178.18°
Saturation (HSL)27.97%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 68 · G AA · B A8

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