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Recognised as Colour

#68E4EA

  • #68E4EA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#68E4EA is a cyan with RGB values 104, 228, 234 and HSL 183°, 76%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#68E4EA#68E4EA
HEX#68E4EA
RGBrgb(104, 228, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.8941, 0.9176
RGB percentages40.8%, 89.4%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(182.8, 75.6%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.8, 55.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK55.6%, 2.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,874,346
CSS custom property--colour: #68E4EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.87:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#971B15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6DBEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1CBEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00EBE5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.5Turquoise · ΔE 15Pale turquoise · ΔE 16Aqua · ΔE 16.9Cyan · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA6E68
Analogous#68EAAF, #68A3EA
Triadic#EA68E4, #E4EA68
Split complementary#EA68A3, #EAAF68
Tetradic#AF68EA, #EA6E68, #A3EA68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEFCFD
Lighter +20%#C2F4F6
Lighter +10%#95ECF0
Darker −10%#3BDCE4
Darker −20%#1DC7CF
Darker −30%#179CA2
Darker −40%#107176
More saturated +25%#53F7FF
Less saturated −25%#7DD0D4

Channel breakdown

R104
G228
B234
Red104 (40.8%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue182.77°
Saturation (HSL)75.58%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G E4 · B EA

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