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Colour

#68BCA0

  • #68BCA0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#68BCA0 is a cyan with RGB values 104, 188, 160 and HSL 160°, 39%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#68BCA0#68BCA0
HEX#68BCA0
RGBrgb(104, 188, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.7373, 0.6275
RGB percentages40.8%, 73.7%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(160, 38.5%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 44.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK44.7%, 0%, 14.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,864,032
CSS custom property--colour: #68BCA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#97435F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8B29Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAA8A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Tritanopia#4CBDB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 8.3Light seagreen · ΔE 14.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.8Turquoise · ΔE 19Cadetblue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 8.28, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC6884
Analogous#68BC76, #68AEBC
Triadic#A068BC, #BCA068
Split complementary#BC68AE, #BC7668
Tetradic#7668BC, #BC6884, #AEBC68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5FBF9
Lighter +30%#D2EBE3
Lighter +20%#AFDBCC
Lighter +10%#8BCCB6
Darker −10%#4AA788
Darker −20%#3A846B
Darker −30%#2B604E
Darker −40%#1B3D32
More saturated +25%#4DD7A9
Less saturated −25%#83A197

Channel breakdown

R104
G188
B160
Red104 (40.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)38.53%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 68 · G BC · B A0

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