Recognised as Colour

#68BBC0

#68BBC0
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#68BBC0 is a cyan with RGB values 104, 187, 192 and HSL 183°, 41%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#68BBC0#68BBC0

HEX#68BBC0

RGBrgb(104, 187, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.7333, 0.7529

RGB percentages40.8%, 73.3%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(183.4, 41.1%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(183.4, 45.8%, 75.3%)

CMYK45.8%, 2.6%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,863,808

CSS custom property--colour: #68BBC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.46:1

Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#97443F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B0B4C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1A9C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Tritanopia#39C0BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.2 Sky blue · ΔE 16.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 17 Powder blue · ΔE 18.1

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C06D68

Analogous#68C099, #688FC0

Triadic#C068BB, #BBC068

Split complementary#C0688F, #C09968

Tetradic#9968C0, #C06D68, #8FC068

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8FCFC

Lighter +30%#D4ECED

Lighter +20%#B0DBDE

Lighter +10%#8CCBCF

Darker −10%#48A7AD

Darker −20%#398489

Darker −30%#2A6265

Darker −40%#1B3F41

More saturated +25%#4DD3DB

Less saturated −25%#83A3A5

Channel breakdown

R104

G187

B192

Red104 (40.8%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue183.41°

Saturation (HSL)41.12%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 68 · G BB · B C0

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