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Recognised as Colour

#68DBB8

  • #68DBB8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#68DBB8 is a cyan with RGB values 104, 219, 184 and HSL 162°, 61%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#68DBB8#68DBB8
HEX#68DBB8
RGBrgb(104, 219, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.8588, 0.7216
RGB percentages40.8%, 85.9%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(161.7, 61.5%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.7, 52.5%, 85.9%)
CMYK52.5%, 0%, 16%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,871,992
CSS custom property--colour: #68DBB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.41:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#972447

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5CEB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4C2BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Tritanopia#34DCD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 5.3Turquoise · ΔE 11.8Aquamarine · ΔE 12.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.4Light seagreen · ΔE 20.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 5.34, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB688B
Analogous#68DB7F, #68C4DB
Triadic#B868DB, #DBB868
Split complementary#DB68C4, #DB7F68
Tetradic#7F68DB, #DB688B, #C4DB68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4F8F2
Lighter +20%#BAEFDF
Lighter +10%#91E5CB
Darker −10%#3FD1A5
Darker −20%#2BB289
Darker −30%#218969
Darker −40%#17604A
More saturated +25%#51F2C1
Less saturated −25%#7FC4AF

Channel breakdown

R104
G219
B184
Red104 (40.8%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue161.74°
Saturation (HSL)61.5%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 68 · G DB · B B8

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