Colour

#68D6DA

#68D6DA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#68D6DA is a cyan with RGB values 104, 214, 218 and HSL 182°, 61%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#68D6DA

RGBrgb(104, 214, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.8392, 0.8549

RGB percentages40.8%, 83.9%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(182.1, 60.6%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(182.1, 52.3%, 85.5%)

CMYK52.3%, 1.8%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,870,746

CSS custom property--colour: #68D6DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.22:1

Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#972925

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9CEDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6C0DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00DCD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 8.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.8 Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.8 Turquoise · ΔE 15.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 16.5 Powder blue · ΔE 17.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 8.26, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DA6C68

Analogous#68DAA5, #689DDA

Triadic#DA68D6, #D6DA68

Split complementary#DA689D, #DAA568

Tetradic#A568DA, #DA6C68, #9DDA68

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E3F7F8

Lighter +20%#BAECEE

Lighter +10%#91E1E4

Darker −10%#3FCBD0

Darker −20%#2BACB1

Darker −30%#218488

Darker −40%#175C5F

More saturated +25%#51ECF2

Less saturated −25%#80C0C3

Channel breakdown

R104

G214

B218

Red104 (40.8%)

Green214 (83.9%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue182.11°

Saturation (HSL)60.64%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 68 · G D6 · B DA

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Colour values

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