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Colour

#68CABF

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

#68CABF is a cyan with RGB values 104, 202, 191 and HSL 173°, 48%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#68CABF#68CABF
HEX#68CABF
RGBrgb(104, 202, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.7922, 0.749
RGB percentages40.8%, 79.2%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(173.3, 48%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.3, 48.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK48.5%, 0%, 5.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,867,647
CSS custom property--colour: #68CABF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.79:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#973540

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1C1BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1B5C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Tritanopia#35CEC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 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 text10.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 7.8Light seagreen · ΔE 11.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.6Turquoise · ΔE 13.9Cadetblue · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 7.81, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA6873
Analogous#68CA8E, #68A4CA
Triadic#BF68CA, #CABF68
Split complementary#CA68A4, #CA8E68
Tetradic#8E68CA, #CA6873, #A4CA68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9F2EF
Lighter +20%#B4E4DF
Lighter +10%#8ED7CF
Darker −10%#42BDAF
Darker −20%#35978C
Darker −30%#287169
Darker −40%#1B4C46
More saturated +25%#4EE3D3
Less saturated −25%#82B1AB

Channel breakdown

R104
G202
B191
Red104 (40.8%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue173.27°
Saturation (HSL)48.04%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 68 · G CA · B BF

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