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Recognised as Colour

#68BCC4

  • #68BCC4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#68BCC4 is a cyan with RGB values 104, 188, 196 and HSL 185°, 44%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#68BCC4#68BCC4
HEX#68BCC4
RGBrgb(104, 188, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.7373, 0.7686
RGB percentages40.8%, 73.7%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(185.2, 43.8%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.2, 46.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK46.9%, 4.1%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,864,068
CSS custom property--colour: #68BCC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#97433B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1B6C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1AAC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Tritanopia#36C2BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.9Sky blue · ΔE 14.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.4Light seagreen · ΔE 16.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.2Light blue · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C47068
Analogous#68C49E, #688EC4
Triadic#C468BC, #BCC468
Split complementary#C4688E, #C49E68
Tetradic#9E68C4, #C47068, #8EC468

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFDFD
Lighter +30%#D6EDEF
Lighter +20%#B1DDE1
Lighter +10%#8DCCD2
Darker −10%#46AAB3
Darker −20%#38878E
Darker −30%#29646A
Darker −40%#1B4145
More saturated +25%#4ED2DE
Less saturated −25%#82A6AA

Channel breakdown

R104
G188
B196
Red104 (40.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue185.22°
Saturation (HSL)43.81%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G BC · B C4

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