Colour

#68D1CF

#68D1CF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#68D1CF is a cyan with RGB values 104, 209, 207 and HSL 179°, 53%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#68D1CF#68D1CF

HEX#68D1CF

RGBrgb(104, 209, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.8196, 0.8118

RGB percentages40.8%, 82%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(178.9, 53.3%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(178.9, 50.2%, 82%)

CMYK50.2%, 0%, 1%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,869,455

CSS custom property--colour: #68D1CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.61:1

Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#972E30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6C8CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4BBD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Tritanopia#1ED6D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 6.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.9 Light seagreen · ΔE 14 Turquoise · ΔE 14.4 Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.6 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 6.66, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D1686A

Analogous#68D19B, #689ED1

Triadic#CF68D1, #D1CF68

Split complementary#D1689E, #D19B68

Tetradic#9B68D1, #D1686A, #9ED168

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DDF5F4

Lighter +20%#B6E9E8

Lighter +10%#8FDDDB

Darker −10%#41C5C3

Darker −20%#31A2A0

Darker −30%#257B79

Darker −40%#195452

More saturated +25%#4FEAE7

Less saturated −25%#81B8B7

Channel breakdown

R104

G209

B207

Red104 (40.8%)

Green209 (82%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue178.86°

Saturation (HSL)53.3%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 68 · G D1 · B CF

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