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Recognised as Colour

#68CABA

  • #68CABA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#68CABA is a cyan with RGB values 104, 202, 186 and HSL 170°, 48%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#68CABA#68CABA
HEX#68CABA
RGBrgb(104, 202, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.7922, 0.7294
RGB percentages40.8%, 79.2%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(170.2, 48%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.2, 48.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK48.5%, 0%, 7.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,867,642
CSS custom property--colour: #68CABA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.75:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#973545

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2C0B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B5BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#39CDC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 8.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.8Light seagreen · ΔE 11.9Turquoise · ΔE 13.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.6Cadetblue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA6878
Analogous#68CA89, #68A9CA
Triadic#BA68CA, #CABA68
Split complementary#CA68A9, #CA8968
Tetradic#8968CA, #CA6878, #A9CA68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9F2EE
Lighter +20%#B4E4DC
Lighter +10%#8ED7CB
Darker −10%#42BDA9
Darker −20%#359787
Darker −30%#287165
Darker −40%#1B4C43
More saturated +25%#4EE3CB
Less saturated −25%#82B1A9

Channel breakdown

R104
G202
B186
Red104 (40.8%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue170.2°
Saturation (HSL)48.04%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 68 · G CA · B BA

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