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Recognised as Colour

#68AAB3

  • #68AAB3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#68AAB3 is a cyan with RGB values 104, 170, 179 and HSL 187°, 33%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#68AAB3#68AAB3
HEX#68AAB3
RGBrgb(104, 170, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.6667, 0.702
RGB percentages40.8%, 66.7%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(187.2, 33%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.2, 41.9%, 70.2%)
CMYK41.9%, 5%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,859,443
CSS custom property--colour: #68AAB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#97554C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A5B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#949CB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#47AFADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 6Sky blue · ΔE 17.2Dark cyan · ΔE 18.2Light slate grey · ΔE 19.1Light seagreen · ΔE 19.5Light blue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 6.03, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B37168
Analogous#68B397, #6884B3
Triadic#B368AA, #AAB368
Split complementary#B36884, #B39768
Tetradic#9768B3, #B37168, #84B368

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F6F7
Lighter +30%#CEE3E6
Lighter +20%#ACD0D5
Lighter +10%#8ABDC4
Darker −10%#4E919A
Darker −20%#3D7178
Darker −30%#2C5156
Darker −40%#1A3135
More saturated +25%#4CC0CF
Less saturated −25%#849497

Channel breakdown

R104
G170
B179
Red104 (40.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue187.2°
Saturation (HSL)33.04%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G AA · B B3

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