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Recognised as Colour

#68CFD2

  • #68CFD2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#68CFD2 is a cyan with RGB values 104, 207, 210 and HSL 182°, 54%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#68CFD2#68CFD2
HEX#68CFD2
RGBrgb(104, 207, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.8118, 0.8235
RGB percentages40.8%, 81.2%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(181.7, 54.1%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.7, 50.5%, 82.4%)
CMYK50.5%, 1.4%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,868,946
CSS custom property--colour: #68CFD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.44:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#97302D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3C7D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1BAD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1BD5D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 8.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.6Light seagreen · ΔE 15Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.3Turquoise · ΔE 16.9Powder blue · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 8.66, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D26B68
Analogous#68D2A0, #689AD2
Triadic#D268CF, #CFD268
Split complementary#D2689A, #D2A068
Tetradic#A068D2, #D26B68, #9AD268

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEF4F5
Lighter +20%#B7E8E9
Lighter +10%#8FDBDE
Darker −10%#41C3C6
Darker −20%#31A0A3
Darker −30%#257A7C
Darker −40%#195355
More saturated +25%#50E6EB
Less saturated −25%#81B8BA

Channel breakdown

R104
G207
B210
Red104 (40.8%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue181.7°
Saturation (HSL)54.08%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G CF · B D2

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