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Recognised as Colour

#68CFBC

  • #68CFBC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#68CFBC is a cyan with RGB values 104, 207, 188 and HSL 169°, 52%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#68CFBC#68CFBC
HEX#68CFBC
RGBrgb(104, 207, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.8118, 0.7373
RGB percentages40.8%, 81.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(168.9, 51.8%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.9, 49.8%, 81.2%)
CMYK49.8%, 0%, 9.2%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,868,924
CSS custom property--colour: #68CFBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.24:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#973043

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C5BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7B9BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Tritanopia#35D2C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 9Medium turquoise · ΔE 9Turquoise · ΔE 11.3Light seagreen · ΔE 13.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.9Aquamarine · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 8.96, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF687B
Analogous#68CF89, #68AECF
Triadic#BC68CF, #CFBC68
Split complementary#CF68AE, #CF8968
Tetradic#8968CF, #CF687B, #AECF68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCF4F0
Lighter +20%#B5E8DE
Lighter +10%#8FDBCD
Darker −10%#41C3AB
Darker −20%#329F8B
Darker −30%#267869
Darker −40%#1A5147
More saturated +25%#4FE8CC
Less saturated −25%#81B6AC

Channel breakdown

R104
G207
B188
Red104 (40.8%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue168.93°
Saturation (HSL)51.76%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 68 · G CF · B BC

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